Twentieth Century Boy
I gather that the UK is enjoying arctic conditions. We have had our own cold snap, with the high today a frosty 32.5. We put our thermals on and struggled through. I have probably ridden 40 or 50 'centuries' (100+ mile days) but only around 20 fully loaded with panniers and camping gear. Today I added another notch to my crossbar. After yesterday's 55 mile struggle we were apprehensive about today's ride and were up super-early to catch the cooler dawn air. We strapped about 6 litres of water to our frames (another 13lbs of weight) and made a picnic lunch since our route would pass no services. It wasn't easy finding room for the wicker basket and tartan rug but somehow we got everything stowed. We were magnificent. Well, actually we struggled at times, moaned quite a lot and were REALLY ready to stop by mile 80 but somehow we got the 100 done. We are in the Kimba Gateway hotel where the $10 schnitzel special was so g...