We cycled on the central reservation of the M6 today (legally) - anyone know how we did it? E-mail your answer to me at the usual address (sorry, no prizes available! - answer will be announced later in the week)

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400 miles and we've crossed the M62 - still almost direct headwind, but no rain.

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At last the weather is coming to our side; the wind backing to the west.

I had an incident with a white van. Two shaven-headed men drew alongside and said "Hey pal!"
Here we go I thought one put his arm out of the van and said, "Here you go mate, keep going!"
And promptly gave me a

Jon's message abou the white van may have been truncated ...they gave him a fiver for our charity collection.

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80 miles into the wind (or at best across it) but fairly flat/rolling in the afternoon.
Dinner at a CHINESE restaurant ...purely through lack of choice in walking distance of the B&B - semi-European food available too so I was OK, phew!
Shap Fell tomorrow and some other climbs too.
Falling asl zzzzzzzzzzzz
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At Ludlow for coffee & large cake. Still headwind but less strong.
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Much less wind (weatherwise), warmer too. Passed Serpent Farm where they cultivate snakes in the grass. Last night's stop had lovely rooms, big breakfasts and a superb laundry service - thanks to the Old Cow Shed nr Bromyard. In Ludlow now, we were going to use the French Pantry cafe but they can't spell licensed.

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Church Stretton for lunch. Hedgerows in full bloom: woody nightshade, cow parsley, campion and early foxgloves.
Passed an "organic" carpet outlet called Moral Fibre; didn't go in there was something lacking.
Onwards to Shrewsbury after lunch. Two endtoenders just appeared who passed us back in Cornwall - eat your heart out Aesop!

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