Right we are then, I was a little behind with plans, however Bernie has now booked accommodation for the two of us and I’m now happy with my current cycling prowess.
I’m managing a couple of rides a week totalling about 50miles and whenever I can find time slotting in a slightly longer ride 34 plus miles. My longest so far being a pedal back from Blackpool. I clocked that at 44 miles, if I can squeeze a few more in like that I will be more than happy.
We have also made a slow start on the tandem; Bernie hasn’t been on it this year yet, but having just bought a carrier for it of good old Ebay, I believe she will. The chain snapped on the first outing with Nathan, but that’s now fixed and we’ve had a couple of short rides on it and still finding it to be great fun. Current top speed on the tandem stands at 39.3mph, there’s potential for a lot more though (Happy days).
We decided on booking just 2 hotels, one on the west side near Derwent water and the other on the east side in Walsingham. Bernie will be collecting and dropping me off dependant on distance at the start and end of the day giving us time to explore a little and also for Bernie to benefit more from the hotels rather than constantly packing and unpacking.
We did find that quite a few of the hotels required more than one night stays to book and I would also suggest that if anyone is thinking of doing the C2C with a none cycling partner that they look up customer reviews as some did not come of very favourable, some of the hotels being considered may suit a sweaty tired cyclist but not for someone who is wanting a nice relaxing holiday and keeping a loved one amused with one of their many pastimes.
We have booked 2 nights at http://www.marymounthotel.co.uk and nights 3 and 4 are booked at http://www.manorhousehotel.net/ which is a long way from the route but it suits Bernie and she will be doing the shuttling. Day 5 is a short ride so we will be driving home at the end of the day from Tynemouth. We will report back on the hotels while on route.
