Trip 2 – Sunday 11 July 2010

28.06 miles headlong into the wind and passing the most northerly point of Route 90!

With my trusty bicycle loaded onto the car, we set off up the M6 to Crook O’Lune, just outside Halton which is East of Morecombe. I cycled off, headlong into the wind and uphill – a great start! Fortunately, route 90 is (usually) fairly well sign posted so I didn’t have to refer to my map too often and I was able to enjoy the views of the rolling hills, the city of Lancaster and Morecombe Bay. John met me in Silverdale (I had only cycled 11 miles!) and we had a very breezy picnic on the beach in a little cove accompanied by some fishermen. The afternoon started fast with my top speed of 29.1mph almost scaring the lycra pants off me, but soon slowed as I encountered the undulating lanes of the small villages along the way. With more stunning scenery of the Lune valley and the Bowland Fells to enjoy, I cycled along the quiet lanes enjoying the tranquillity of a Sunday afternoon. As I approached my finishing point in Hornby (just 6.5 miles from my starting point as the crow flies!) with a great sense of achievement, I could just make out the welcome sight of John, the bicycle rack and the pint of lager which was to revive me!