A self-guided cycling tour winds through England and Wales
The rain drips from my bike helmet and the wind blows it into my squinting eyes. The hills of Wales are a verdant blur, the sheep look more wet than woolly and the famed gardens boast drooping hollyhocks, while the locals are decked out in their “wellies” and Gore-Tex.
Over the years, we’ve done several cycling trips together. However, I’m closing in on 80 and this day proves the e-bike’s extra power was a good idea. Happily, we didn’t raise sissies in our family and both girls assure me they are doing fine, although this is not what we bargained for in July. Sleepy hamlets is an understatement. Take Almeley, for example: There are a few homes, a church and graveyard, and a pub. It was here that we get lost. The Freedom Treks’ trip we are on boasts several National Trust properties, gardens and castles and in this case, we are looking for our route to a water garden.
As we were leaving a tearoom one sunny day, a local jumped out of his van and ran over to tell us how wonderful cycling was. He jokingly explained that in his “slimmer” days, he had raced bikes and now his daughter was the cyclist in the family. He barely paused to take a breath, wished us well and hopped back in his van.
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