A long slog yesterday round the outskirts of birmingham but three checkpoints done, had a puncture on my back tyre, simple nail in it. I had tyre levers and a spare tube but forgot to take a pump. A kind bloke saw me walking up the road and gave me a lift to a garage for an airline. I now have a pump.

Derbyshire today. land of the unecessary rural speed limit. If I was't on the Enfield it would be very frustrating sitting at 50mph on fantastic windy roads. I'll stop at the cat and fiddle for my lunch then onwards to York for this evening.