We packed our gear, gave our bags to the Receptionist to give to Carrylite and prayed they'd turn up to collect them and prayed more that they would deliver them to the right place and on time and then went to get the bikes.
The time was 07:50.
Davey
My beast. This is my new bike because some scumbag stole my Cube Peleton which I used for the previous two rides
(C2C http://billyrileyc2c.blogspot.co.uk/ in 2012 and WotR http://billyr-wotr.blogspot.co.uk/ in 2013).
So the first part of the 3 day journey was a 62 mile cycle to Embleton where we were staying at Grey's Inn - a small pub/B&B.
It just so happens the first part of the ride took us through Tynemouth and up past the end section of the C2C ride.
We came across our first castle at 09:20
The day was pretty uneventful. We passed by a rather picturesque (though drained) harbour (river outlet) at Hartley...actually called Seaton Burn
We carried on and, just in time, spotted a wee cafe in a park in Blyth called the Ivy in the Park Cafe (http://www.ivyatthepark.co.uk/)
It had some seats outside and the sun was out so we decided to soak up the rays and take some energy on board.
I had a cream tea which was delicious. The time now was 10:20 and we had been on the road for 2 and a half hours and covered 20 miles with an average speed of 11mph and average temperature of 16 degrees Celsius
We carried on cycling and got some fantastic views of the east coast
We were quite relieved when we reached Grey's Inn at 16:00. Because of our rather slow average, it had been a long day and we were not looking forward to another 20 miles the following day.
We had a few beers and a nice meal and we were ready for bed.
Like a scene from a Hitchcock movie!
Distance : 61.35 miles
Avg Speed : 11.4mph
Max Speed : 30.9mph
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