Day 3 of LEJOG

Fiona and I had both thought we were in for an easier day as everyone knows the first 2 days are tough. It turned out that day 3 was tough too as we covered 111 miles and over 8,000ft from Glastonbury to Bewdley.

Leaving Glastonbury was almost a relief as it had seemed a very odd place and the final dealings with it at breakfast didn’t disappoint with scenes and a waitress reminiscent of Fawlty Towers. 

We were out into the sunshine and soon passing through the delightful Wells and past the incredible cathedral.

It wasn’t long before we were climbing and as we did we hit the low cloud which turned drizzle into rain which we hadn’t been expecting. After 19 miles we met the ‘brew van’, always a welcome sight!

After that there was more climbing and then the spectacular cycle across the Clifton suspension bridge which afforded amazing views although as we were in traffic we couldn’t stop to take a photo.

It was to be a day for bridges as we then went over the old Severn Bridge and into Wales. I was hoping for a photo of the ‘Welcome to Wales’ sign but there wasn’t a sign so maybe we weren’t?

There must’ve been climbing, the hills were beginning to blur into one, or maybe I was feeling delirious, then happily we had a very long descent for several miles to Tintern Abbey, with a cafe lunch stop  

The afternoon ride was still hilly but the sun came out and the scenery was stunning. We had great views from the top of hills, passed many apple orchards in Herefordshire and then through the black and white town of Ledbury  

Eventually and very gratefully we arrived in Bewdley, our stop for the evening  

It has been a tiring day as there was a bit of a headwind, nothing major but as we were straight into it all day it was quite energy sapping. But memorable for the contrast in weather, scenery and counties.

Janice