Monday 30th Log

Good day for cycling. Sunny, nice breeze. Set off from the centre of Bristol along the National Cycle Route 41 along the Avon Gorge to Pill. A gentle start. Then on over the Avon Bridge which has a cycle track next to the motorway. Get into my stride. Through Avonmouth. Have you ever seen the Flour Mills building - beautiful in a historic sense, ugly in an aesthetic one. Past Severn Beach. I often wonder what visitors from abroad think when they visit Severn Beach with its mud and views. I can see the Severn Bridges. I follow the cycle track round. Bump into Sharon and Chris and we have a quiet drink in the local pub. Then it's Chepstow here I come. I've never cycled over the Severn before. I've chosen a good day. The sun is bright and bouncing off the water below, making it glisten. Then I'm in Wales. I carry on along the Cycle route 4 for a while, narrow country roads, cows, peace. Great hill just coming out of Chepstow on the 4. Wheeeee! Glad I didn't have to cycle back up it. Then back to Chepstow, over the Bridge, through Aust, Olveston and back into Bristol via Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford. A good day. Probably about 40 miles. Huge bowl of pasta and plenty of fluids when I get back. Happy with my day.