Days three and four

Wow. What a couple of days!

Mam and Dad mentioned that I should go and pop to see my mam's Aunty June (my Nanna's sister). so I gave her a call and she absolutely shocked that I was even in the area let alone what I'm wanting to do..!

I took a route according to Google maps which started off well running along side the canal but ended up with me going through a grassy patch not unlike a place at home called “The Range" it was not the place for my type of bike with my type of load on it!

I got off that as soon as I could and ended up going on B roads south towards Watford. I realised I much prefer traffic along side then when its dead.. hope it won't be too bad in exotic countries!

I got to my Auntie's after a few hours and was greeted at the door by some carribean guy! I really thought I'd gotten the wrong house until she popped round the corner! It turns out they're getting their bathroom done up and he was a decorator!

She reminded so much of my Nanna so I gave her a massive hug and then deconstructed the bike. Both she and the Carribean (I forget his name) couldn't get over the amount that I had on my bike!! To be fair it surprises me, especially when I try and get it all into the tent!

Got freshened up and had a spot to eat before Eddie (my mam's Uncle) came home from work. Had a lovely dinner and charted about all sorts. He also a gave me contact details if I need any assistance in Germany it China. God forbid anything should happen, but if something does then those contacts will be invaluable!

Also got the chance to speak to my mam's cousin, Jacquie, who told me that if I needed to have any Russian translated then I was to ring her as her partner is from Moldova (so speaks Russian)... again invaluable!

Went to bed for about 10 and I was so knackered (and full) that I passed straight out! I never even made it under the covers!!!

The next day June had someone coming over so I went for a haircut. Wasn't too far but I couldn't walk! My legs had all seized up Haha..

When I got back it wasn't too long before my passport turned up with Mongolian Visa! When packing I noticed that I had a puncture so I tried pumping it up but the valve on the tyre broke. So if any of you had a sweepstake on when I would have my first puncture: London.

And talking about London. IESU GRIST!!! Thank God I had my Google maps set on sat nav mode... I would have been well and truly lost without it (you have redeemed yourself from previous discretions) saw loads of landmarks and even cycled past James Bond's Headquarters! I couldn't take a picture as I was trying to stay alive!!

I got to the campsite a few minutes before they closed. Lucky really as I hadn't even checked when they would be open!!

So this is it!!! Finally.... in the next day or so I'll be heading across the English channel, embarking on the next step of my crazy ass tour!! wish me luck!!!!

PS. as I wrote this its becoming to rain! the first time to do so since I set off!! hope it doesn't last...

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Days one and two!

Right, well I better start writing!
It's currently the morning of my third day cycling. Its still sunny and my bum isn't that sore!

I set off from Holyhead on the 27th extremely optimistic, despite finding it difficult to steer with the load on my bikes. I made it half way across Anglesey before that optimism left me as I struggled to get up hills. I pulled over for a panad and a bit to eat (a “panad" is a colloquial term for a cup of tea)

Feeling refreshed I carried on getting as far as penmaenmawr before deciding that I had to shed some weight. I put over half my clothes in courier boxes and sent them back home. I then got as far as Llandudno Junction before realising I needed to shed even more weight! Luckily for me the family were on their way back from Liverpool SL they .et me and I gave them another couple of kilos worth of stuff (including my laptop).

After that second dropping of unnecessary I found it a lot easier to get on and I cycled as far as abergele before camping for the night.

The place I stayed at was nice, a small farm in the centre of abergele that you had to go through a castle to get to!

The second day I cycled along the coast again past Rhyl where I was joined by a Scotsman for a good couple of miles! We chatted about bike related topics and he left me to head up the cycle route 5 we'd been following along the coast. I should have followed my instinct and carried along the coast by cause this route almost killed me. it was straight up hill for about 10 miles. after wasting time there I cut down and headed towards the coast again before stopping off for lunch!

After that I cycled to Chester before catching the train to Milton Keynes. once in Milton Keynes, I spent another hour riding to where I am now.

I have to apologise about how concise this blog is, but without my laptop its quite difficult to write lengthy blogs!