The hotel had suggested an 8am breakfast, which for some reason we had agreed to. Most of our compatriots had two sets of clothes. One for cycling, and one for non cycling. The rest of the pannier space being set aside for waterproofs. Most of us arrived at breakfast dressed in cycling gear ready for […]

The hotel is excellent and after a good breakfast we prepare ourselves for cycling to Bristol and back. The only inconvenience with the hotel is that two of us have rooms on the top floor. The hotel organiser Dave for some reason, has managed to secure a room on the ground floor. We hope the […]

We are cycling with 4 friends setting off from Hilperton, near Trowbridge, to Bristol, with an overnight stay in Bath. My compatriot worked at Sheringham school in East London in the 80’s with Sally & Annette. Their husbands conveniently both named Dave make up the cycling peloton of six. We met at midday at an […]