Day Two - Okehampton, Devon to Buckover, Gloucestershire (118m)
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Ready to leave the Fountain Inn
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The day started off pissing down again. We're still not dry from last night!
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A welcome stop at Dave's Mum's for Tea & Rock cakes.
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Dave brought a new meaning to the phrase 'brake shoes'!, with his desperate stopping manoeuvre whilst trying to avoid a car near Crediton.
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David convinced us that after Thorverton the Dutch would have felt perfectly at home, in fact the average Gurkha wouldn't have felt homesick.
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JCI kindly volunteered to assume the position of tail end Charlie, resplendent in his dodgy yellow jersey, this being purely for safety reasons.
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Dave, who's 6ft 2, realised that it might in fact be necessary to make some minor alterations to the bike he bought from a 4ft 10 inch midget. A new seat post has taken a lot of pressure off his knees.
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Although the boys were more than happy with their 118miles, Chris did feel that we should have continued on until Glasgow.
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Tonight's choice vacation was a pub with gorgeous views over the Severn Estuary and sunset to match.
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