The first two thirds of day 7 can only be remembered for one thing, the wind. It was the strongest Northerly that I've had so far - remember the reason for doing this ride from South to North is that your more likely to get following winds. All well and good however 7 days, 7 head winds.
The day changed however after Lancaster as I moved in land, following the River Lune. This area soon provided scenery to rival the Wye valley earlier in the ride.
Riding up the valley I'd passed the location for the English national sheepdog trials, taking place over the following weekend. On arriving at the B&B for the night, the other guests were competing and had five dogs with them. I hope they did as well as they hoped.
Stats for the day
Miles 68 - Due to the wind I'm so glad I got the extra miles in yesterday
Average Speed 13 - very impressive due to the wind
Max Speed 32 - no big hills
pubs visited 2
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