Day 5

Well day 5 started slowly, mostly because it was chucking it down again and we eventually got going after faffing around looking for a new phone for me and some really effective waterproof shoes. We thought we'd found some great shoes but after 20 mins of cycling we were as wet as ever. Despite that we made some pretty good progress north out of Hereford. A detour round Shelwick because of the flood, we stopped just outside Bodenham to put some air in Nick's tyres only to put a tear in one of them. Doh! Without a spare inner tube we were a bit fooked. Luckily the very nice people (they all are round here, except the chav who slapped my ass as he was driving past later in the day) could give Nick a lift to Leominster while Patrick and I cycled up there. After lunch in Leominster and only 20 miles done plus no bike shops open, we carried on to the lovely Ludlow to meet Nick who had his bike all fixed. We then made good progress through some smashing countryside following the River Corve to Much Wenlock for a quick coffee, down the hill to Ironbridge, up a mother of a hill skirting round the West of Telford, past the Cock Hotel and on to High Ercall. Wet and tired but a quick change before heading down to the local pub to watch England beat the States and listen to the commentary from the village idiot.