Category: Canal Ride 23
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Thursday 26th October Day Five
I slept OK as the room was surprisingly quiet despite being in the centre of Watford. I was still concerned by the loss of the credit card and my own stupidity but relieved that I did not actually have to get up before dawn to be on my way. I had planned today to be…
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Wednesday 25th October Day Four
I woke early and once again got into the morning routine. This involved unplugging all the different things that had been charging overnight – phones, Garmin, GoPro, lights and watch. Then putting everything into different plastic bags and packing the panniers. Morning phone call and then outside. It was still dark but I had a…
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Tuesday 24th October Day Three
Tuesday started early with the morning routine. Shower and repacking the panniers. A bonus though today as I had booked breakfast at the IBIS. So I was downstairs at 0630. A bowl of bran flakes and then one of those great moments in life. I was just going to take some hash browns when the…
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Monday 23rd October Day Two
Nantwich to Birmingham I had quite a restless night. To be honest, I think I was a bit concerned about whether I would be able to follow up the previous day with another day on the saddle. So about 6:00 am I got up and packed all the clothes and other stuff into a range…
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Sunday 22nd October – Day One
Day One – Sunday 22nd October – two days after Storm Babet. Over the previous two days the country had been battered by torrential rain. In Shropshire we weren’t as badly affected as in other parts of the country but it was still very wet. We had to abandon a trip to Shrewsbury due to…