Cornwall to Sweden - day 3

Ringwood to Caen, France, via Portsmouth

Shortish day today at 45 miles. The aim was to get to Portsmouth with plenty of time to relax before the ferry to France. Cycling through The New Forest was very nice - a great part of the country. However once I got to Southampton I found myself on a mess of roads which were hard to navigate through to avoid the motorway. Good old Google maps sat nav saved the day.  

What with the roads, and looking round the gear at Southampton docks, then a Ferrari dealership, I got to the ferry port with 25 mins to go... only to find it was the wrong port! With some helpful directions I pedalled flat out across town to just catch it as the last person on the ship! Phew.

Great crossing, now in Caen, France. 

Todays route

Ferrari garage, Ringwood

Cycle to Sweden - day 2

Beer, Devon to Ringwood, Dorset

Today was supposed to be a 75 mile ride... it ended up being 91m! A bit of rerouting to avoid main roads, plus some major getting lost caused that. It's been a nice day of cycling along the south coast though, with some great scenery.

The roadkill count today however has been fairly low really, just a couple of stinking badgers and a fox. You notice these things on a bike! I almost caused some more when some moronic teenagers suddenly walked across the road and I had to swerve through them at 20mph.

It was another hot day and I couldn't refill the water bottles fast enough, but found a petrol station then a cafe along the way to help me out.

Click for Today's route on Strava

Osmington White Horse in the background