Day Four

24.03.2008 - Shrewsbury - Lancaster

Route:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/LEJOG-2008-DAY-4

Today is the day when I've gone over three days on the saddle in one stretch and I am worrying about saddle sores. Shrewsbury is a pretty town but as usual we only have a quick look and have to move on.

The weather was manic. Snow and sunshine and snow and sunshine. I saw patches of snow on the black mountains and asked the others what were the white patches, refusing my own verdict. They could not believe it was snow. As we rode on, to the left we could see snow on the Penines. It made me wonder what the Lake district and Scotland will be like.

We cycled through Wigan and it was so refreshing to see young children playing on their own - one young lad shouted "get thy knees up!" as we powered up the hill - in the small park by the road. One mimicked us chewing up the hill while further up one young girl wrestled another into the daffodil flower beds as their mates observed amused. I found it hilarious. We saw a couple of guys with paniers, I swear they were doing our reverse route.

Got to Lancaster ok. Legs getting stronger. Tomorrow many doubts about the route. Would like to do some of the lakes but that will involve 1000m climb, which on paper looks doable and less than one would climb on a Sunday ride in the Surrey Hills. We'll see.