Andy's found his Mojo

Today was just one of those days that needed to be done. It was never going to be the most scenic of days - and it wasn't, and we knew it would rain for most of the day - and it did.

The day started well to the relief of us both - Andy W was back on form. Obviously the one pint last night was just the tonic as he powered up the first couple of hills. After a few miles we finally reached the edge of the Dales and down into the Ribble Valley, a very healthy tail wind giving us welcome boost.

The first 15 miles whizzed by and we stopped for breakfast in Whalley before making our way through the drizzle to Blackburn. Passing the Blackburn Rovers football stadium I realised that the previous stadium we had passed was in Gretna - only 2 days ago. We have made great progress since then and it was that enthusiasm which kept us going up the 1,000 feet 5 mile climb out of Blackburn. Once at the top, we enjoyed a similar 5 mile descent into Bolton. From there it was a journey from one Cheshire town to the next, with nothing much in the way of interest to speak of, except perhaps the weird tea room where we stopped to dry off and warm up, abiding by their very strict "no standing" rule as we did so!....

Finally we found our way to Crewe and our B&B, complete with fresh home-made scones - pukka.

So, as there's nothing much to talk about today, here's some stats so far.....

Miles cycled - 631
Hours cycled - 52 hours 20 minutes
Calories Burnt - 40068
Average speed - 12.06 mph
Max speed - Andy G - 36.9 mph
Max speed - Andy W - 40.2 mph (nutter!)

A mere 74 miles tomorrow to Leominster. We're off to the pub - only one pint for Andy W though....