Day 11. Church Stretton to Newland. 64 miles

We all had a pretty good day today. The sun shone and the scenery was good. We left Church Stretton and were soon being followed by 3 other cyclists who were enjoying sitting in our tow. Gandhi then nearly killed them by shedding one of his panniers on to the road after hitting a rut. After a quick stop to put everything back, we parted company with the other riders and headed in to Ludlow, a very pretty little town. Shortly after leaving, we met another End to Ender heading for JOG called Richard. He had been cycling with a partner, but she had given up after 4 days. He decided to press on. I really can't imagine doing this on my own, so good on him and good luck! We then headed in to Leominster and stopped to get some lunch where a woman started chatting to us as she had done End to End twice. She advised that we cycle the Wye Valley as it was a lovely route. We quickly adjusted the Gand Nav and headed off for Hereford which we sped through, then on to Monmouth where I promptly got a puncture. With the aid of Handy Gandhi we were quickly on our way and got to the start of the valley. Found a campsite in Newland close to a fantastic pub. A wobbly ride back to the tents followed by some oohs and aahs at the clear starlit sky finished the day on a high. Supposed to be raining tomorrow. Bugger!