Blowout

No, we've not fallen out, read on...

The road from Bridgenorth to Bewdley went via Highly. Very aptly named, we haven't done hills for a couple of days & it nearly caught us out!

Joules likened Richard's breathing to Monica Selles!

We arrived in Worcester feeling as though the hand brake had been on yet again. We stopped after crossing the bridge and a man complemented is on our riding style. Two minutes later there was a huge bang! People round us ducked for cover thinking there was gunfire, including Joules! A paramedic in his car went twice round the island looking for the casualty!

We had had a blowout of the rear tyre. We limped the 50 yards to the bike shop.

Mike from Milton Keynes, who had arranged the transport of the tandem to Wick for us, had offered to meet is for lunch in Tewksbury, this was hastily rearranged for Worcester. A leisurly lunch, including beer, was enjoyed while tandem was in the caring hands on Andy from Worcester Cycle Centre. What a lovely lad! One you could take home to mother!

The remainder of the day was a rapid run down the A38 to Tewksbury where we encountered the team running a non stop relay from John O'Groats to Land's End for Help the Heroes (we saw then in Carlisle too!). They arrive Saturday.

Then on to Gloucester, entering the city a lady pulled over and ran at us with a £10 note! We nearly fell off! Apologies to the lady for the snatch and grab pass!

Gloucester was full of our old friends the road works! Negotiating the traffic out of city through the rush hour was not fun, but we made it safely to Mike & Sheila's for the night.

The mattress is now calling very loudly!
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