Well we've arrived in not at all sunny Rochdale but to a warm welcome Chez Holt!!
We left Trevallion House in Shrewsbury at about 9am and after a quick snack replenishment stop on the outskirts of Shrewsbury we were on our way. As we had quite a distance to cover, we decided we'd try and use reasonable roads today, so headed to Whitchurch (not as pretty as W-on Thames!!) on A and B roads via a little place called Wem. We couldn't find a cafe to stop in so after a quick snack got on our way to Nantwich for a banana stop. (We had to wait until Middlewich for lunch as it was on the next page of the map book!)
We ate yet more jacket potato in Middlewich and then set off through the posh bit of Cheshire through Holmes Chapel and Alderley Edge. Not much time for celebrity spotting, but we did see a few nice cars! From Alderley Edge into Stockport for a cup of coffee and meeting up with Lucy's Ma, Pa and Nan and getting rid of our panniers (yippee!) and we were on our way again about 5pm. The weather had been great all day - we had been promised showers but managed to escape - until we made it to Greater Manchester. "It's grim up north!!" We made it to Ashton Under Lyne and then got properly hailed and rained on. The hail stones stung our delicate little cheeks!
Two drowned rats arrived in Rochdale at about 6.15 ish and after baths are being very well looked after. We're even managing to wash our clothes so will at least smell as fresh as daisies tomorrow even if we don't feel it!
Stats for the day:
Cals burnt - 2996; Distance - 81.4miles; Max Speed - 29.2mph; Cycle Time - 6hrs 58mins
No mishaps to report today!
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