Day 3 a short one...

The plan was to have a short ride today as I suspected I was going to be suffering from the rigours of yesterday... I was right.

So, it was 48 miles from Padstow to Okehampton or, to be more accurate, Sourton Cross - the route is here.



The first thing to do was to cross the River Camel on the Padstow - Rock ferry which was something I'd been determined to do since missing the last crossing by a few minutes in 2004 when cycling from Land's End to John O' Groats - it was good fun.


While not as tortuous as the previous day, it was still pretty demanding with the first 20 miles being a steady uphill slog. The weather's been improving ever since yesterday morning and I found my long... Hugh Grantesque (well, that's what Birg says) locks, squashed inside my cycle helmet, coupled with lots of uphill struggles and warm weather is making my head feel as though it's about to explode.


We stopped for lunch in Luanceston, Tony got a sandwich and a paper, I went to the first hairdresser I could find... the before and after shots are below...



We went for a beer in the 'most unusual pub in Britain. I will vouch for it, The Highwayman is certainly the most unusual pub I've ever been into, but it was also empty... at 8pm on a Saturday night... it did make us wonder how they made a living.