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So many people told me that the first two days are really brutal that I decided to give myself a half day (42 miles) on day three. I was glad of it, as it meant I was able to have a relaxed breakfast at the B&B before bottom met saddle.
Today was different in other ways too. The weather was cooler and breezier (headwind – but I promised not to complain about it!) Perhaps because of this, combined with it being the first working day after a long weekend, there was a more urgent and less tolerant atmosphere on the roads; abuse from car drivers was back to normal levels!
The terrain was different too. More substantial roads, shallower hills and much less wild countryside. Perhaps it was just because of the contrast with previous days but Taunton felt like a sprawling metropolis!
I arrived at the Youth Hostel in Street (just outside Glastonbury) around 1:30 pm. The building is exactly like Youth Hostels I remember from, well, my Youth. A hostel since 1931 it is a ramshackle and basic construction that is reminiscent of a dilapidated ski chalet. It is the kind of place where some windows don’t close because there is ivy growing through them, and to me it is all the more charming for it. Apparently it is to be refurbished at the end of the summer. You can’t stop progress.
Tomorrow I will cross up and over the Mendip Hills. Just for fun here’s a challenge. Using just the profile below, try to spot the Mendips.
Ouch!
Tomorrow – Gloucester.