Distance covered: 2045 miles
Elapsed time: Seven days, five hours
Traveling time: 51 hrs
Corners visited: 4
Stats for Tuesday:
Distance: 193 miles
Elapsed time: 8 hrs
Traveling time: 4 hrs 19 min
Moving Average: 43 mph
Charlie and Paul
Thanks to Charlie's hospitatility, we found ourselves over eighty miles closer to home than we had originally planned, so the last leg of our trip was easier than we expected.
Just as well really - eight days without a rest day has been tough going and we are both ready for a rest.
Our only stop today was to visit Tim's folks near Crewkerne for a proper Engish tea, with fresh scones and cake. We also took a minor detour to see what we think might be the lowest road brisge in the UK - unless anybody knows different?
Is this the lowest road bridge in the UK?
Then it was on to Southampton to complete the ride; the circle squared at 19h00.
Meeting the challenge of visiting the four corners of mainland Britain has been elating. We have become better riders by practice and experience and we have had a lot of fun too.
The biggest regret has been that we have not had more time to enjoy the company of the people we have met and stay with along the way; almost as regretful is that we have seen some truly beautiful parts of Britain wizz past but we have not had the time to stop; even to take a quick photo.
Back in Southampton.
The Four Corners has been like a trailer for Britain: watch this space for the main feature...
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