The sound-system cyclist from yesterday joined us again coming out of Nottingham this morning and the RinkyDink music certainly woke us up (and we certainly woke up those drivers in the rush hour traffic too). A bit of cycle-dancing on the quiet back streets also raised our spirits in readiness for the long day ahead (yes - we were being safe for any rider's parents reading this!). We ended up riding 64 miles today - it was a very tiring day but Kam had chosen our route well and we sped past lots of pretty scenery.
We lunched late at Ratnor Water watching the sheep with their lambs on the field near the water's edge. Then we dashed on to Stamford. There we had a welcome reception with the Mayor, several Lib-Dem councillors and the Stamford Peace Group - the Mayor fed us her home-made biscuits.
Dawn's knees gave up just near Peterborough and she hopped into the van for the last few miles. Peterborough CND and the Peterborough Peace Campaign met us at a funky, fair-trade cafe, the Glass Onion. There we ate and had a film-showing. Later we had a get-together and discussion about the ride and Mordechai's situation with the peace group members at the Friends Meeting House.
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