It's a new dawn, it's a new day...

and we're feeling good. Finally a weekend with good cycling weather - in fact it was perhaps a little too hot.

This was our last chance to convince ourselves that we might stand a chance of doing 100 miles a day, every day for over a week. Patrick bailed on Saturday due to 'a better offer' so Jules and I met at our usual location for another jaunt around the countryside. Being 'experienced cyclists' (having had our bikes for almost a month) we came prepared with all the essentials - water, bananas, PBJs and inner tubes.

We didn't have a map though. Claiming that we knew the area well enough, we decided to 'wing it' and simply kept following 'nice looking roads'. The day went almost according to plan and I arrived home some 90 miles (and 2 ascents up Britwell hill) later at about 4pm.

Sunday morning was a slightly later start, and the legs didn't feel too bad. Patrick decided to drag his creaky frame out of bed and join us and we spent another glorious sunny day eating away at the miles.

I think we're as ready as we'll ever be.