After a few short hours in our room in Calais we were up
early, the alarm was set for 3am, for our Eurotunnel back to the UK. We waited
with bated breath to see if Hearsy would start…… to our delight she did. We
were never in doubt…..
We caught as much shut eye as we could during the crossing,
and pulled over into a Waitrose Carpark (we do have some class) on our arrival
to rest up for a few hours. In true English style it was raining very heavily,
which did not bode well for today. We were in two minds as to what for what to
delve into for breakfast. On one hand we were right next to Waitrose, which
offered some quality treats, or porridge. In true Rome2Home style we went for
porridge as we had done for everyday of our trip so far. We weren’t about to
let standards slip from porridge to Waitrose.
Fred and Arch, set off into the rain for what proved to be
the wettest day of our entire trip! Jack waited for Fred’s parents for come and
chauffeur him Fred’s Grandparents house, where they have very kindly put us up
for tonight, as he is off driving on strict orders from the doctor.
The cycling started into a very strong headwind, perhaps our
idea of cycling along the coast was not so cleaver after all. With the rain
lashing into our faces like darts, piercing our skin, all there was to do was
to put our heads down and keep peddling away. We were pounded by the downpour
for hour upon hour, our shoes became swaps, our jackets became soaked through
and still we powered on like the true warriors that we are. The highlight of
the day was peddling along Hastings promenade with a fierce wind and sea. At
some points the rain was so strong that we simply had to pull over and stop, we
just couldn’t see a thing!
Our lunch break in Lewes proved to be a bad idea, with no
dry kit or any kit with any warmth, we got very cold very quickly. This made
the thought of going off into the rain particularly unappealing and quite a
challenge at the start as our legs had got so cold.
We eventually arrived, absolutely soaked, after 6 hours in the
constant rain. The warm shower waiting for us on arrival was our motivation
throughout the day, and was much appreciated.
For any of you who are interested we will be arriving into
Winchester Cathedral between 1.30 – 2.00pm. The rain is not an excuse for not
coming! We spent many hours soaked today, so we are sure you can survive a few minutes!!
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