One of the big choices for anyone embarking on an end to end attempt it where to cross heavily built up area stretching from Liverpool to Manchester. We chose to catch the ferry over the Mersey into Liverpool and then to head North towards Preston.
So from Flint, we headed onto the Wirral. Enduring the heavy traffic on the main roads as there didn't seem to be a viable alternative. It was slow going as we had lots of navigation and we made it to the ferry just after one o'clock.
When we disembarked at Liverpool docks the rain started falling almost immediately and disdn't let up for the rest of the day, so our crawl out of Liverpool, although with lighter traffic was certainly harder going that on the way in. Where's all the nice weather gone?
To make matters worse, we found we had broken a spoke on the back wheel of the tandem. This seems to be an increasingly common and frustrating experience, but at least tomorrow we will have a rest day while we get it repaired.
So from Flint, we headed onto the Wirral. Enduring the heavy traffic on the main roads as there didn't seem to be a viable alternative. It was slow going as we had lots of navigation and we made it to the ferry just after one o'clock.
When we disembarked at Liverpool docks the rain started falling almost immediately and disdn't let up for the rest of the day, so our crawl out of Liverpool, although with lighter traffic was certainly harder going that on the way in. Where's all the nice weather gone?
To make matters worse, we found we had broken a spoke on the back wheel of the tandem. This seems to be an increasingly common and frustrating experience, but at least tomorrow we will have a rest day while we get it repaired.
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