Day 6: rest day in Tutbury
Planned & actual mileage: 0!!! Nothing more energetic than a very gentle stroll
Cake & scones eaten: plenty
Cups of tea drunk: even more than plenty
Time sitting in sun relaxing: loads
I think you probably get a good picture of our day from the statistical summary above! We basically slept like the proverbial logs, got up lateish and have spent the rest of the day pottering around in the sun plus eating and drinking. It's a hard life, but after five full days of cycling we were more than ready for it.
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| Iconic Tutbury Castle |
Breakfast, lunch & dinner (bbq which we've not had yet) eaten outside on my parents top patio in the sunshine overlooking Tutbury Castle (famous for being the long term prison of Mary, Queen of Scots). Other than a wander into the village to do some minor shopping and drink coffee in an outdoor cafe, we've done very little other than to chat and relax. Slightly different from the rather busy days we both had last Thursday.
We will force ourselves to go and oil the bike chains and double check things are in order for our long cycle tomorrow shortly and perhaps play with Benjy the dog a bit more before getting an earlyish night and an earlyish start in the morning.
Summary: home cooking, sunshine, relaxing, socialising – lovely!
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| Tea & cake in the garden |
How is that that Mary Queen of Scots even got herself to Tutbury? Is there anywhere in the UK she didn't overnight. Glad to hear you survived your arduous day :-)
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