The marina by the Premier Inn was vey quiet & peaceful and relaxing after a long ride (see photo). Today was an early start as the Premier Inn staff clear away the food at 9am so we had to be all finished by then. However, the cycling started with us following the Ouse out of Bedford which was very pretty,fairly straight and nice and flat. A nice gentle start to the day (see 2 photos). We had to deviate from plan once more to avoid cycling through fields. We paused at St Neots which was very pretty and had an early lunch and then pushed on along a fast B road as the only alternative to a bunch of farmers muddy fields. Eventually we made it to Huntingdon which is just a couple of miles south of Kings Ripton which was our final destintion for the day. Steve popped in a chinese takeaway to find out if they did deliveries as Kings Ripton looked quite small on the map and may not have had anywhere we could get dinner. When walked out the shop and closed the door I saw a hand appear in the shop window and turn the open sign to closed. I guess they didnt want customers today. When we reached the B&B "Glebe House" the nice lady suggested since we were cycling for charity she could run us back to Huntingdon where we could find somewhere to eat and pick us up afterwards. Got a lift in to St Ives and had dinner there. found a veryimpressive old bridge which Steve got many photos of. The bikes are still going strong and there are only 2 days left to reach King's Lynn. Unfortunately our legs arent going so well. Hills are getting harder & harder and each morning gets harder to get back in the saddle. The landlady was saying how Wisbech is not a very nice place & thats where our next B&B is :( Just 2 more days to get through.
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