Day 3: Willand to Bristol 62 miles

Went to bed after a lovely meal last night with the sound of rain beating down and awoke to much of the same!! Sadly the rain hadn't made the humidity drop and spent a sleepless last night remarkably not being able to sleep even after such a long day on the road!

Set off at a later time of 9:30 due to wanting to spend more time with Carly and her family and also as we had a shorter day ahead of us up to Bristol!! Left in pretty horrible conditions, getting to test out our wet weather equipment and into a slight headwind! Despite all this however it was just nice to be on flat fast roads and although the scenery didn't live up to the past two days, neither thankfully did the hills! We fairly cruised along till lunch which we took in Highbridge, meeting Carly, Hannah and Steve in the Asda carpark and enjoying the lunch provided for us by Carly's grandma.



The afternoon was sadly a tougher section but still not a patch on the hills we left behind in Devon and Cornwall! Somerset's roads are far more enjoyable to cycle although to be honest the scenery wasn't as high quality. That said after climbing up to Bristol Airport we enjoyed stunning views over Bristol on our descent. We arrived at an earlier time of 4pm and had time for a wander around the city and meal in town before coming back to sort the blog adn get ready for another day on the bikes!!

Time on bike: 4 hours 22 mins
Distance covered: 62.22 miles
Average speed 14.2 mph
Max speed: 33.8 mph
Total distance: 231 miles