An early start for everyone today, except Ob who had to find someone to repair a wheel. A huge thanks a MILLION to City Cycles in Chichester, who on seeing Obs cute little face and hearing his story, did the repairs for free!
Today it was the rain that was against the cyclists, in a big way. I’m talking heavy, sideways, zero visibility epic rain towards the end of the day. The coastline between Portsmouth and Southampton can be bleak at the best of times, but after the first day’s success the team took to the high seas with high spirits. Today’s route had three ferry journeys, meaning a couple of ambitious time constraints. Although the route was fairly straightforward, the insane weather that came in later in the day made things worse. We were hard pressed to cross each ferry before the final one closed, and by the time the last of the team arrived in Hythe, the weather was at it’s worst and totally unsafe to continue in. The van met Oscar just outside Portsmouth, and went on.
Finding a decent campsite also became an issue, as the route had to be shortened and neither time nor weather was on our side. The Pushers took refuge in a warm pub in Hythe while camp was set up, but the difficult day had taken it’s toll on everyone.
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