Day 3

Had a climb out of Launceston back on to the A30 this morning; only 2 miles but a decent climb nonetheless. Had just got on the A30 when roadworks directed me off it... back in to the center of Launceston! Got to fly back down hill but was a little gutted, half an hour in & I was back where I started & it started to rain.

The hills continued as I travelled in to Devon from Cornwall, well past Okehampton. So did the rain (!) I took shelter under various trees (took this picture from under one of them, the hills being lashed by rain) but a pigeon asked me politely to move on (by leaving a calling card on my knee!) so I decided to jsut get on with it. After being wet for a couple of days I had hoped to avoid the rain but that's not going to be possible methinks... I was rewarded with sunny spells & moments of cruising along flat or gently undulating country roads, reminding me of how I had expected the ride to be!

My stop for the night was at The Taw Vale B&B in Crediton; 40miles today, although once again I short-circuited parts of the route so still on track. I have bumped in to one or two other end to enders, including an old gent who whipped past me on his shed of a bike. I have a big day tomorrow so glad today was short anyhow, and the B&B was very welcoming & comfortable...