Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Day 5 - Navigating Milton Keyes

We were up early and went for a wander in Winslow. Found the old disused train line but it was very overgrown. We set off a little early as we had to tangle with Milton Keynes today. On top of that we had to replan the route because NCN seems to have developed a taste for horribly boggy bridleways so we are being forced to come up with alternatives. Navigating MK proved tricky and it took us an hour to find our way through it. Once through we pushed on to Cranfield where we found a nice quiet spot for lunch (see 2 photos). It was at lunch that I realised I'm so weary that I forgot to activate the Sports Tracker in the morning so no route for today. Eventually we reached Bedford and the river is lovely. Cycling along it was a nice relaxing wind down to a long day (see 2 photos). Our bikes are now stashed in a Premier Inn laundry room whilst we stay the night. More replanning tomorrow to avoid NCN boggy bridleways and farmers fields. Still, on the bright side 5 days down & just 3 to go...just as well, my legs are getting so tired.

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