Spent the early morning wandering about Glastonbury. Beautiful weather! Walked up to the Tor - a tower built on top of a hill above town - for a great view of the surroundings. Then strolled around the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey where I saw the site of King Arthur's tomb.Leaving Glastonbury, I had a nice run of flatter terrain. Bit of a steep climb into Wedmore but a lovely coast into the town of Cheddar. Then a long climb up Cheddar Gorge where the cheddar cheese was stored in caves to age. One hell of a climb! Continued climbing over the top of the Mendip Hills with spectacular views and finally dropped down to Chew Valley Lake south of Bristol. Passed through Chew Stoke and Chew Magna and climbed (of course) up the approach to Bristol.
Getting through Bristol can be tricky but the fine folks at Sustrans were a big help. Picked up National Cycle Route (NCR) 3 at Chew Magna and followed it to Queen's Square. At the center of Queen's Square, NCR 3 becomes NCR 4 which takes you through the rest of Bristol and across the Severn Bridge. Whilst a bit tricky to follow the signing, the route works well.
Crossed into Wales and the city of Chepstow. After my late start from Glastonbury, I finally arrived in the village of Sedbury - back in Gloucestershire England - just as the sun was setting.
With today's 65 miles, I reckon about 850 to go.
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