The ride from Orton to Preston was full of beautiful English canals and rolling hills. But the calm was shattered when a loose dog decided I was its new target! Scared the crap out of me. We powered through the last few miles, knowing we have a well-deserved (and cheap!) rest day in Preston tomorrow. Recovery is key!
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I think it’s day 12 of cycling end to end UK edition or day 11. I don’t know. I’ve forgotten the days. Who knows? Who cares? I would like a hotel tonight. Please, God. I haven’t slept in a bed for a week. It’s getting to me. Look how pictures that would be without that motorway in the way. 5 miles in. Easy peasy, I think. Maybe, probably not. Some of the road was a bit dangerous, but you can’t really just cycle the whole cycle network down to Land’s End. You have to go on some roads, uh, which is unfortunate cuz some of them people are speeding on and it scares the [ __ ] out of you. Oh, here we go. Oh, that looks like a tight bend, but we need the speed into there, into there, and right up. Whoa, come on, you legend. Jesus Lewis Hamilton, watch out. Hi, future Alex. Uh, just cycling past a farmstead gate and it was open. Uh [ __ ] dog came flying out literally probably about 30 cm right from my leg bark. Never been so scared in my life. And I’m not scared of dogs at all. You know that. You’re me. Yeah. Nearly got bit by a dog. Here’s some swans that scare the out of me or geese, whatever they are. We’re just cycling along the canal on our way to Preston. And I’ve decided that I’m going to take a rest day in in Preston because it’s cheap. Thanks for everyone who’s followed me on this journey. I think we’re at like 200 followers now, which is amazing. So thanks to everyone who have followed.
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Looks like you're a bit out of it. I'm worried you might not actually make it to the end. Rest day is a smart decision.