Wigan to Kendal - Day 7 (27 May)

Keep calm and carry on cycling..(on Pete's t-shirt today).

Today was a relatively short day providing a variety of views of England. It began with some boroughs of Wigan which led to Morecambe Bay and finally entering Kendal, the gateway to The Lakes.

We started well and ploughed through to Garstang (30 miles) - THE WORLDS FIRST FAIR TRADE TOWN - Sue was in her element! After a quick cuppa, Redbull and beer we were off, heading to Bolton-Le-Sands, our half way point of the whole trip! A big milestone.

 We managed to find a cycle path from Lancaster to Morecambe (no: 69 NCN) and then on to the promenade in Morecambe Bay en route to lunch, providing us with some fantastic views, a long flat cycle with the wind behind us. A nice reminder of the beauty of the British coastline!

For lunch we had some lovely grub cooked by a chef (previously on the QE II and at the Gleneagles hotel) at the Royal in Bolton-Le-Sands, but we failed to see the sands!!

With only 14 miles left after lunch we saddled the bikes and began to spin our legs once more, something we're doing in our sleep now!
We succesfully made it to the Travelodge outside Kendal without getting wet and tucked into Lorry Butler's fruit cake which was delicious!!


Average speed: 12.6 mph
Total distance covered: 62.67 miles
Overall cycling time: 5 hours 7 minutes
Petes Pint: Bowland Dragon
   
Interesting regional fact:We passed a statue of Eric Morecambe in Morecambe even if he wasn't born in Morecambe (born in Luton) and died in Tewkesbury. Also his name wasn't Morecambe!

Amazing fact: Sue and Fran went into Leisure Lakes in Lancaster and came out without buying anything!