Despite having a room with a proper bed for the night, I didn't have a great night's sleep. I woke up at 01:00 thinking it was time to get up! Seeing that is most certainly was not, I tried to get back to sleep but only managed to doze until it was time to get up.
My clothes and shoes hadn't dried overnight so although I had nice dry socks, I put my feet into horribly soaking wet shoes and had to put up with that discomfort all day.
I came across a rider nine miles in who was obviously struggling. It turned out that because the timings for dinner yesterday were miscommunicated, she'd not had eaten the previous evening and was really suffering as a result. I slowed down and rode along with her for quite a way, checking she was OK as we went - she was fine by the way and did really well.
The winds were very strong today, especially when crossing the Severn bridge in Wales.
At base camp this evening, I had another massage which although only ten minutes long, was much better than the first one and helped with my aching body.
Another lovely surprise tonight, my brother Perry turned up again! It was lovely to have his company at Ludlow and he stayed with me while I ate and headed off shortly before this evening's rider briefing.
Despite being the shortest ride distance or the entire ride today, it was the hardest day so far and I'm now exhausted.
Day 3 Stats
Start: Bath
Finish: Ludlow
Distance: 100 miles
Climbing: 2,334 metres
Average speed: 13.2mph
Duration: 7 hours, 37 minutes
Shortest distance! I was thinking something was wrong, and somewhat surprised you didn't go across the bridge again (and again obviously).
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