We set our alarms an hour earlier for Thursday morning as we had a route planned that was 119 miles to Wigan, our single longest ride of the whole trip. Also the longest ride either of us had ever attempted.
We stopped for water and snacks at Acton Burnell post office, then a couple of hours later we pulled over for coffee and cake at the village store in Upton Magna. This was a great stop, very good for cyclists and just on the NCN route 81.
A little later we caught up with a group of four riders who turned out to be the same guys who were staying at our B&B in Okehampton a few nights ago. We rode together for a bit and stopped at the same pub for lunch, the Bhurtport Inn at Nantwich before going our separate ways again.
One more stop at a Lidl for food and to break up the last section, which was not the most interesting roads. All was going well until about 109 miles when David snapped a spoke.
Luckily we had tools to remove the broken one and could continue the last 10 miles of canal paths to our hotel in Wigan. There are plenty of bike shops in town to get the wheel fixed first thing in the morning.
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