Today's issue was navigation. How to avoid Manchester, get through these big towns and avoid motorways. Blackburn wasn't too bad but Bolton was very scary. Ended up on the A666 with slip roads and very fast traffic. Scary. Tried to make myself as big as possible! Got out of Bolton and then ended up going round on circles trying to find my route. Phoned John for support and sympathy. After that managed to find someone who could accurately describe to me what I needed to do. On for some more miles and stopped for a coffee. When the staff found out what I was doing they woulnt let me pay and made a huge fuss of me. So fortified with coffee and their good wishes I set out again. Some more miles and I stopped at a garage for some chocolate. The mechanic was a keen cyclist and so offered me coffee and a seat and a sketch map to help me on my way. Fortified again I eventually arrived at a great b and b on Church Minshull.
Today I did almost 70 miles. It felt like a recovery day for my body as many fewer hills and much less wind. Less rain too.
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