Total miles: 237.12
Total hours in the saddle: 20:48:02
Total hours in the rain: about 15.
Made it to my brother and family's house, just north of Bristol.
I'm now past the halfway point. Less than two hundred miles to go.
It bucketed it down today - after a couple of hours of constant downpour through North Somerset and into the Mendip Hills I reached a whole new level of wet.
My proposed stop off at Cheddar Gorge was scrapped as expected and instead I went to the pub to partially dry off.
The rain eased off to a light drizzle after an hour or so, so I set off again. Of course, within 5 minutes the heavens opened again and by the time I got to Bristol I was wetter than ever.
My new 'waterproof' gloves had decided they would rather be a pair of old sponges than an item of expensive technical clothing. At one point I could be seen at the side of the A38 wringing them out like a dish cloth.
Today also marked the day I got properly lost for the first time.
On the plus side - it seems I've developed an interesting new skill. The ability to pee by the side of any road - anywhere.
Regardless of how busy it is, how many motorists, horse riders or ramblers are around.
If I gotta pee, I'm gonna pee!
Quite a useful skill for a long-distance cyclist.
On through Gloucestershire towards the Midlands tomorrow. The forecast is for more rain so it's probably B&Bs from here on in.
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