We are on our second day of the 127.5 mile journey from Liverpool to Leeds. We are sore tired and sleepy. Today was better than yesterday. Yesterday we were so unprepared for the distance by the end I was hallucinating. We found a small pub/inn called the white bear last night which we just stumbled upon. It was a total local joint but they were really nice and allowed us to park our bikes. The locals were really drunk. They kept asking us questions about California and why see were doing this. We met some really cool loud local women who invited us to have a drink with them. One woman when she heard Cady was from la became really interested. she kept asking us if we knew jack bower. It was fun. The small town only had one restaraunt open. A tapas place. It was ok. The staff was really nice. After dinner we went back to the hotel and we were out.
Today we woke up early and got ready for another long day. Our butts and shoulders were incredibly sore. About 80% of the ride is on uneven dirt or poor asphalt. It is really uncomfortable. Not an easy ride. People along the canal and on the canal boats are really nice. They wave and say hi when we ride by. Certain stretches are very urban and dirty while others are pristine and beAutiful. People are fishing and walking their dogs all along the way. Even with the terrible surface conditions we rode over 40 miles. Just 45 or so more to go before home. Once again we stumbled upon a random pub/inn. This one is called the old stone trough. It's is really nice. And once again the people are great. We had dinner at another pub just down the street which had food and now we are heading off to bed. Surprisingly we are feeling better today than yesterday although still exhausted. As soon as I finish writing this I am going to be asleep. We have another long day tomorrow.
