Day 3 of our Coast to Coast
Are we nearly there yet?
Today we did the 52 miles from Ripon to Pocklington passing through some lovely Yorkshire places.
Like Roecliffe, Boroughbridge, and York. Mostly downhill which was quite a change from yesterday.
Lunch was at the Dawnay Arms in Newton on Ouse and that where we met cancer survivor George from Troon in Ayrshire. What a guy. He had already cycled 1200 miles around Scotland and England and was on the 600 miles back home. Simple old bike (no eBike for George) and all his kit in a rucksack
He is raising money for Ayrshire Cancer Campaign. It made us feel quite humble.
The route into York was alongside the River Ouse and was just for cyclists and pedestrians. Great.
York was overflowing with tourists but that was no surprise.
The journey form York to Pocklington was across very well organised farmland. EU subsidies for agriculture help but they still voted OUT. I really don’t understand. Enough of that.
Approaching Pocklington we were excited to see that they had put up flags and bunting to welcome us. Then found out it was for something else. Mabe Donald Trump's visit to London?
The Feathers at Pocklington is a really nice place to stay. Dinner at Judson’s was worth travelling to Pocklington for.
Tomorrow is our final day and I think we will all be very sad, but Trustee Richard Bircher will join us and that’s always a bonus
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