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Tomo187
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just got back from my London to Glasgow tour, from London up to Durham to see friends, then across the Pennines (murdered me, 40kph headwind consistently, with harder gusts. Short periods of it not being a headwind, but during those times it was hitting me from the sides.), and then round the south-west of Scotland and up to Glasgow.
First two days were super flat and relatively boring scenery wise, after that things started to get hillier and prettier. Really great experience for my first tour, had a great time, and it was my first time going north of Durham so good to see a bit more of the country. Wild camped every night except night 3, when I stayed at a friend's place in Durham. Was very lucky with the weather. Only real rain was on day 1 (by real I mean so-hard-it-hurts rain).
A few pictures:
Top of North York Moors
The view from the top of Hartside before I left the Pennines. Was feeling a bit worse for wear at this point so the view was a pleasant pick me up.
What bottle cages were made for. 'Bru in glass.
Top of the last real climb of the tour, after what was probably the best 50km of riding of my life.
links to strava for people who care about route:
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7