... and another 90 miles

We had a slightly quieter week, and then headed bravely back to the New Forest for another 90 mile ride.  I spent the previous 24 hours with a horrendous sore throat and then stayed up half the night coughing, so I was really not in the mood for an early morning start on the bike.
Nevertheless, the training schedule called, and off I went to meet Jenny at our 15 miles midway point.

The weather was clear for the first 30 or 40 miles, but the wind was very strong which made for very tough cycling, especially up the hills.  By the time we had stopped to repair a puncture for a stranded cyclist, we were taking far longer than we had planned.  However, some roaming pigs cheered us up....

A few miles more and the rain started, making us pretty wet and cold for a bit, and after climbing yet another steep hill the sign at the top seemed a bit redundant.....

But in spite of the cold, the wind, the rain, the random cows in the middle of the road, we persevered and made it to the end of the 90 mile trip.  Just one more 65 mile trip to do tomorrow, and we are officially ready for the London to Paris trip.......