Day 4

After yesterday's weather, today was a welcome break - for some!! We had left Roz in Falmouth with a bike with dicky brakes, but she sorted it out.Was on the road at 0545am this morning, cycled the same route we had done yesterday and by the end of the day had cycled 68 miles by the time we got to Penzance at 5pm - courage or what!!

During the day, Gill was pleased to see Kerry, Chris and Jenny all out on their visits while we were pounding the pedals who shouted and waved to urge us on!

Later on we were joined by my mountain biking friend Richard near the Lizard, as usual full of banter, gossip and good advice and we then had a lovely DRY ride, taking in a bit of off road across Loe Bar (not recommended on a tandem!) via Porthleven - delicious tea and sticky cakes before speeding down to Penzance via Marazion and ending up at the Youth Hostel. Brian and Mel then joined us and we had a very welcome glass or two (!) of red wine in warm sunshine, followed by lots of good food in the Turks Head.

For those of you up at 6.10am, I will be on Radio Cornwall then - hopefully as long as my mobile works and I wake up in time!!!

Hard work across Loe Bar

Delicious tea at Porthleven!

Off roading!!

It was a pleasant relaxed day - tomorrow sees us round the corner of the County at Lands End - not an easy ride before we get to Zennor. But an added bonus is that Nikki Martin is joining us for this leg, so more banter and gossip will ensue, of that I am sure.