I had a lovely nights sleep again, the bed was amazing and I felt refreshed and invigorated in the morning. Completely replenished it was a shame to leave the gang as it reminded me so much of home again.

It was a shame to leave Mike and Kathy’s without spending good time with them, I love their company and Rach and I have spent many an hour chewing the fat with them both.

We left MKM’s quite late but got into rhythm very quickly, we pushed hard down through Copplestone, North Tawton, Okehampton, Launceston, Bodmin and Indian Queens, where we stopped for fuel. A large MacDonalds Big Mac meal squared I was ready for the next stage. I had trouble today with the hardware, the rear wheel had buckled slightly the evening before and the vibration was difficult to ignore. The steering required correction all the time and with the weight wind gusts tended to throw me sideways and it required ultimate concentration. The A30 is not really built to allow such situations but there is little I could do but push on as hard as I could. I was definitely off the ideal pace today but the energy was definitely there.

Having refueled we pushed on to Redruth and then Helston, beautiful countryside and great scenery, quite flat and passing RNAS Culdrose we knew we were nearing our last overnight stop.

We were welcomed to the campsite and was told of a fantastic breakfast facility, baguettes stuffed with bacon, eggs and sausage, served from 08:00 and were drueling at the prospect.

We popped into Cury for a gastronomic delight and enjoyed a few local brews.

Distance cycled 103 miles.

Time 10 hours 10 minutes.

Heart rate average 125 beats per minute.

Calorie expenditure 6,448.

Fat percentage of energy during exercise 50%.