The ride was a short one today in fact just 12k although we had a few detours to see coastal features. It peaked above 38C yesterday. Today the wind is coming strongly from the north west so of the hot innerlands and it could reach over 40C. We are glad we opted for some easy days and took in the advice from our hosts who have much more experience of serious heat.
We visited the coastal features of The Arch, London Bridge and the Grotto and once again they were all well worth seeing. Again far less tourists on the road just after nine and we sat at London Bridge for some time just enjoying watching the waves crash in.
When we got to Peterborough at 11am it was really really hot and we found a bus shelter to get out of the sun. It reminded us of the times we have ended up in bus shelters on other tours but that was usually to get out of the rain. The wind blew like a massive hot hairdryer. As we sat in the shelter, dust and tumbleweed rolled down the highstreet like a western on TV. We have pitched the tent in the hot hot sun and run to the camp common room and kitchen to get out of the heat. No air-conditioning today but we have made six litres of squash and put the in the freezer to chill.
The good news is that the wind reverses tonight according to the forecast and temperatures should be about ten degrees lower tomorrow and the winds on our back. Let's hope that is not wishful thinking. We need to keep a good eye on the forecasts now because we are getting towards hotter regions and if the wind is from the north then it will make our cycling really hard.
Great day though and glad we planned it as we did but looking forward to lower temperatures.
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