We began our morning early, knowing we had a long and challenging day ahead. The pub (yes we did sleep through the live music) very kindly gave us a breakfast tray the night before and made sandwiches for the day ahead.

After a five mile climb, we arrived high on Dartmoor. Spectacular views, ponies everywhere. We had ups and downs, but it was a morning through the National Park that was memorable.

We left the moor and went through Exeter, probably much easier as it was a Sunday. We stopped for lunch soon after (where we discovered we had two sandwiches each!) then began a relaxing and really lovely ride through quiet lanes of Devon. Beautiful daffodils on the banks of the roads, grape hyacinths, wild primrose. And just rolling hills. The kind of cycling you might actually want to do on a Sunday afternoon.

We left Devon late this afternoon and are in Somerset, staying in a very nice hotel. It was my first ever 70 mile day and I was very tired by the end. Apparently it won’t be my last!