Day 7
Distance
Distance
74.9 miles
Cycling time
Cycling time
5 hours 31 minutes
Average Speed
Average Speed
13.5 miles
Total Miles 560
The hotel did not do breakfast so we left at 7.00 a.m. and walked to the local café. One bacon and egg sandwich later at 7.30 a.m. we were on the road to Kendal.
A lovely warm morning and a slight following breeze hurried us along and we were in Kendal by 9.00 a.m.
At Kendal we had a nice cup of coffee and a Kitkat while we contemplated the long drag to the top of Shap Fell. Some trepidation we set off on the 10 mile uphill crawl.
It turned out, however, not to be as bad as we thought and we sailed into Shap by 11.00 a.m. Windemere is the official half way point of the ride but we had decided to pick a different route and we therefore declared Shap our unofficial half way point and had a flapjack to celebrate.
We continued up the A6 marvelling at the great views and how quiet the road was. We flew through Penrith and reached Carlisle for lunch by 1.00 p.m. While munching our sandwiches Alan Harper rang to say he, Sue and their motorhome had arrived in Gretna. We arranged to meet them, on their tandem, in Longtown for a cake and a cup of tea. We were in Gretna comfortably by 4.00 p.m. – a very satisfying day. We found a hotel next to Alan and Sue’s motorhome park and joined them for a few pints.
In the evening John and Frances Harwood came down from Moffat and joined us all for dinner. A great evening and a big meal later we retired to bed. As we lay in bed sipping our coffee and eating our shortbread we observed that despite our exertions we appear to be putting on weight and we can’t think why.
Total Miles 560
The hotel did not do breakfast so we left at 7.00 a.m. and walked to the local café. One bacon and egg sandwich later at 7.30 a.m. we were on the road to Kendal.
A lovely warm morning and a slight following breeze hurried us along and we were in Kendal by 9.00 a.m.
At Kendal we had a nice cup of coffee and a Kitkat while we contemplated the long drag to the top of Shap Fell. Some trepidation we set off on the 10 mile uphill crawl.
It turned out, however, not to be as bad as we thought and we sailed into Shap by 11.00 a.m. Windemere is the official half way point of the ride but we had decided to pick a different route and we therefore declared Shap our unofficial half way point and had a flapjack to celebrate.
We continued up the A6 marvelling at the great views and how quiet the road was. We flew through Penrith and reached Carlisle for lunch by 1.00 p.m. While munching our sandwiches Alan Harper rang to say he, Sue and their motorhome had arrived in Gretna. We arranged to meet them, on their tandem, in Longtown for a cake and a cup of tea. We were in Gretna comfortably by 4.00 p.m. – a very satisfying day. We found a hotel next to Alan and Sue’s motorhome park and joined them for a few pints.
In the evening John and Frances Harwood came down from Moffat and joined us all for dinner. A great evening and a big meal later we retired to bed. As we lay in bed sipping our coffee and eating our shortbread we observed that despite our exertions we appear to be putting on weight and we can’t think why.
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