Distance : 10, Cumulative : 96.5
Location : Bampton, http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=50.99053,-3.48711
Day 3 started badly & got progressively worse. We set off on empty stomachs as there was nowhere to buy anything.
We were immediately confronted with nasty hills & they continued for the rest of the day.
At the top of one particular hill Steve stopped & pointed out his tyre was rubbing on the frame. When we got the tools out to have a look we noticed that 5 spokes had broken.
We decided to carefully move on to the nearest town of Bampton & decide what to do there.
The first pub we saw in Bampton was doing a hogroast in the garden. FOOD! We put our bikes in the pub car park and joined the locals for a hogroast.
Whilst eating we decided the nearest bike shop would be in Tiverton but that was several hours backtrack it was a bank holiday monday.
We would get a B&B for the night & in the morning get a taxis in to Taunton to buy a new wheel. Then a taxi back, fix the bike & set off afresh.
We also amended the route to avoid Exmoor buying us some much needed time.
As I write this Steve is snoring in a comfortable warm bed. Early start in the morning so I better go to sleep too. Hopefully we'll have some luck tomorrow, I think were overdue.
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