Distance 203 km Ascent 2794 metres

The day started cold & windy – 11 degrees and didn’t really warm up until late in the day getting to a moderate 21degrees. It was still chilly in the wind though. Mundi, support crew extraordinaire, and Martin & Jane braved the cold to see me off.

The route took me past St Michaels Mount but once past the more built up areas I was into little narrow lanes, bike paths and single track gravel paths.

It rained a little bit about 2 hours in to the journey but with the wind I soon dried out once it stopped.

It took me from Cornwall with its many old tin mines to the windswept Moors of North Devon, beside the Camel river, passing old weathered farm houses an old WW2 airfield and many steep hills!

Our camp site just outside of Haverleigh has a beautiful outlook & a quick trip to the Tally Ho Pub for a meal was a relaxing way to finish the day.