Woke up in Carlisle to the patter of rain on the window, but the
forecast didn't look too bad for the rest of the day. Breakfast was a
delicious light and fluffy cheese omelette cooked to perfection by
Sheila, landlady of the B&B. Mr. Sheila did the serving and clearing
away... Set off at 9 o'clock and for mile after mile the route went
parallel with the M74 and the West Coast main line with London to
Glasgow InterCity trains speeding by. The terrain was gently undulating
so could make good progress. No walking up hills here, and therefore
crossed the border into Scotland at Gretna in no time at all. I stopped
for lunch in the warm sun at Lockerbie, a small town famous for the
wrong reason. Soon after lunch dark clouds appeared and for the next
hour or so I was cycling through heavy rain, the terrain still gently
undulating. At Biggar I turned off towards Carnwath, my destination some
8 miles away. This was the hilliest part of the day and arrived to a
warm welcome at the B&B at 6.30pm.
Stats:
Day distance: 128.3km (80.1 miles)
Average speed: 19.2 km/h (12mph)
Max. speed: 52.8 km/h (33mph)
kCal: 2609
Cum. total: 1068.8 km (667.5miles)
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