The next day it is once more lovely weather with the added bonus of a tailwind. The back road takes us over Cheviot foothills via a number of fords and tracks until we drop down to the small market town of Wooler.
The tail wind increases as we take a B road all the way to Berwick upon Tweed. There is nothing quite like pushing a big gear on a good road effortlessly: it does not happen often so we make the most of it and hit Berwick by 11 o'clock. The usual angst with the trains follows but we get home by 2.
The Pennine Cycleway is a great route that deserves to be more popular, but which is fine how it is. We now just need to ride the section from Clapham to Appleby, which is a good days ride, to complete it.
The photo is of the Pennines as we set off from Appleby in perfect weather.
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