We awoke looking forward to a pannierless day thanks to Sandra's very kind luggage courier service.
After breakfast, we left Runcorn on the first rainy morning of our trip. Arthur (Amanda's Dad) guided us through the "industrial grot" of Warrington via the oasis of the Sankey Valley.
Crossing the Mersey wasn't quite the romantic experience that Louise had hoped for - the view was dominated by a power station, a landfill site and a chimney belching yellow smoke into the grey sky.
After lunch at Appley Bridge (which took a very long time to come but was worth the wait) we had a long ascent then an opportunity to use Louise's chain tool - she was very pleased that Arthur had suffered a broken chain as now he could demonstrate how it should be used.
Unfortunately, having successfully and efficiently removed the weakest link, the replacement link was too large for his derailleur, so we said goodbye as Arthur freewheeled back down the hill to the station.
Having missed the recommended turning to the canal path, we battled the school-run traffic through Penwortham and arrived at our destination some ten miles and an hour earlier than planned!
Planned miles: 52
Actual miles: 41.2
Total miles: 471.4
Punctures: 0
Beer of the day: Doff Cocker, Three Bs Brewery, Lancs.
Steve's helmet humidity index: 20%
After breakfast, we left Runcorn on the first rainy morning of our trip. Arthur (Amanda's Dad) guided us through the "industrial grot" of Warrington via the oasis of the Sankey Valley.
Crossing the Mersey wasn't quite the romantic experience that Louise had hoped for - the view was dominated by a power station, a landfill site and a chimney belching yellow smoke into the grey sky.
After lunch at Appley Bridge (which took a very long time to come but was worth the wait) we had a long ascent then an opportunity to use Louise's chain tool - she was very pleased that Arthur had suffered a broken chain as now he could demonstrate how it should be used.
Unfortunately, having successfully and efficiently removed the weakest link, the replacement link was too large for his derailleur, so we said goodbye as Arthur freewheeled back down the hill to the station.
Having missed the recommended turning to the canal path, we battled the school-run traffic through Penwortham and arrived at our destination some ten miles and an hour earlier than planned!
Planned miles: 52
Actual miles: 41.2
Total miles: 471.4
Punctures: 0
Beer of the day: Doff Cocker, Three Bs Brewery, Lancs.
Steve's helmet humidity index: 20%
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