Cycling theYorkshire Dales

On Friday we loaded up the bikes and headed to the village of Reeth in Yorkshire for some cycling with the P66 club.  We checked into our B&B, had a nice dinner and got some sleep in preparation for Saturday's ride.

 Sitting in the parlor, checking out the menu

Crazy cushions

This year's Tour de France starts in England.  Two of the three days are within a couple hours of our house.  They pass by this shop on the 2nd day

Loading up on porridge

P66 club (I'm the ONLY female!)

We climbed through the fog, crossed the snow line and ended up at the highest inn in England

I'm not sure what the temperature was, probably in the low 40's when we started, less at the top.  I had 5 layers on top and was dripping with sweat

The scenery was stunning!

We stopped for lunch after 40 miles and as we headed out of town, came to this sign

A "hill" with a 25% grade!!!  It was THEE steepest, longest, most difficult hill we have EVER experienced!!!!  It just kept going on and on and on!!  And, of course, it was a 25% downhill!!

Note to self:  NEVER do this on a tandem and NEVER after 40 miles!!

In total we rode 58.30 miles and gained 5,597 feet in elevation