We have fought many steep hills today and I have found them tough especially this one hill that was swamped with thousands of pesky flies! They would stick to your skin and never leave...
Mind you the great thing about going up hills is that you have to come down sooner or later and we had an abundance of high speed races throughout the day. Plenty of hollering and squeals of delight were made as the cool air would make feel as free as birds. We free wheeled some 2 miles at one stage!
We cycled through tiny sleepy villages. In one village I encountered a local man crossing the road who proudly announced to me that "he was 95 and still walking!"
We've spotted wild stoats playing in a feild and I even saw an otter jump out a river!
The rain came along for the ride again and we made a side trip to a roman fort. Strolling around Walls of ancient rock was great. There were lots of nooks and cranny's to hide in. The museum was full of the most amazing roman ruins from statues to jewellery. It was also a place to stay dry for a bit.
We are now hiding out in the town of Corbridge after Dane had a last minute sprint race with a rabbit! Amazing!
Last day tomorrow...Newcastle here we come!
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