Lunch is at a bakers shop cafe and must have the worst menu ever. The shop is nice but upstairs the cafe is worn out and sad. Julian took a photo of the menu for posterity. We asked for Cornish pastie beans and chips. The chef came back, sorry love you'll need to see what we have downstairs, but anyhow no pasties. "Its late in the day you see, well it is for a baker, you know" . We get a steak and kidney and a veggie one.
Ok its 1pm on a saturday and its quiet. Well five minutes later the place is jumping and a queue is formed. Say no more.
It is nearly all route 6 today and a large amount is off road. There is also a large part through Nottingham which i am not looking forward too. In the end this was actually very interesting and a good run.
There are loads of cycleways here and a lot of people on bikes and we see why. Traffic congestion is awful here.
We stop for fuel, large slice of cake and tea and get talking to the owner. He is a whizz on the iphone. He helps me get mine sorted out and shows me a couple of tricks, like the search facility and how to see how much memory each item is taking. I didn't know about that.
We have to cross a railway bridge. There is no ramp but a rail for cycle tyres. Not easy up or down with a heavy bike.
We are heading for Lurchers Farm campsite near Farnesfield, SE of Mansfield. The campsite is just a mile from route 6 but we go on to the country pub another half mile to see when they stop serving. Its 945 so we are ok for food. Checking in at the site there is a lovely curry smell. It seems that Ahmed, one of the owners is a curry maestro. We are offerred some at a bargain price which we accept.
The sun comes out for 10 mins before it sets, so looking good for tomorrow.
Julian demonstrates his juggling skills with 3 oranges.
Its been a good ride on mostly quiet roads. 58 miles for today and now over 500 total.
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