Day 5

Having survived most of the Northern towns and cities, today the boys finished off the rest of the England leg through some of the most spectacular countryside (much to Fi's relief..!) passed the Lake District with a couple of pauses in Penrith and Carlisle to break up the day, and attempting to fix a broken bike (luckily we have spares) Sam and Dad agreed that this was probably the most enjoyable day in terms of the terrain and most importantly the wind was behind them.  We are now in Dumfries and ready to take on SCOTLAND!!!

Alex's operation went to plan as he is back with us now...but not on a bike as yet...!

Many thanks to Babs, Dougie and James for their kind hospitality, the best lasagne going, and some amazing baby photos of Anna (priceless!)