LEJOG Day 5
Before leaving Cheddar I had a coffee and croissant in small café on the road leading to the Cheddar Gorge. The proprietor was a fount of information. He told that that some Cheddar Cheese is still aged in the caves in the Gorge. He also told me that he would not suggest buying or eating any of that cheese – interesting. The Gorge is apparently of significant geological interest. I am afraid from my perspective it was just another steep hill.
The route then took me through the Chew Valley and lake – classis English countryside. It is a pity the weather wasn’t a bit better to do justice to the photos.
I followed National Cycle Routes 3 and 33, hoping to by-pass Bath. Nearing Bath I resorted to using the Garmin to take me to Marshfield. This was a mistake. My friend, the Garmin, to me into Bath. Its route out of Bath was a horror. One street was the steepest I have encountered so far on the trip to-date. Not far out of Bath the Garmin sent me up a very small steep lane. I ran into a runner coming the other way. He asked “why are you riding up this lane? It is a dead end”.
Once out of Bath, the route became familiar. After a one serious ‘up’, I was in Marshfield. A knock on the door of house in the High Street, some quick hellos and off to the Catherine Wheel for a couple of pints with my hosts.
This was followed by a great meal and conversation.
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