Just the 10 miles to the venue and then the 10 miles back - a little 20 mile outing. A cycle path all the way to Hadleigh was, in fact a cycle path alongside the A127 main dual carriageway from somewhere to somewhere else. The cycling was horrid and initially damp and drizzly.
We had a date with a photographer. Jake had another broken gear cable. Guess where we met up with the photographer. Rayleigh have a Halfords, so that's where we met! The pedal got fixed too.
Off to Hadleigh in the dry. Salvation Army run farm, rare breeds centre, training centre and cafe - great views over the River Thames.
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| Hadleigh Castle overlooking Thames |
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| Towards Canvey Island |
Our contact, as has often been the case, was not there today. We managed to sweet talk her assistants into a quick photo across the farm to the Mountain Bike course.
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| A good grin considering he didn't want to take off his jacket |
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| Taxi! |
We returned via Sainsbury's to get salad (yep, green stuff) for supper and gave ourselves an hour off 'paperwork' to watch 'Wiggo' win his first ever Tour de France stage - more cycling!
I'm going to the Olympic mountain biking. Looking forward to it. Can't wait for it to open to the public after the Olympics.
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