Day Six

Lovely breakfast at our B and B. We then continued on NCR 68 from Ashbourne to Buxton. For the first 14 miles, this follows the fantastic Tissington Trail through beautiful Derbyshire countryside.

At the start of the Trail, Dave at the cycle hire shop very kindly checked out and adjusted Nigel’s gears. He’d not felt  totally confident in them since the chain fell off on Day Two.

After that it was a whole morning of stress free cycling. It is uphill but gradual – no need for 1st gear. There are nice picnic tables along the way for coffee and lunch and plenty of space for cyclists and pedestrians. By lunchtime we were nearly at the end.

After leaving the trail the going was harder. Steeper hills and some very tricky, skiddy off road stuff. We were getting tired and Nigel was low in Dopamine. We took it slowly and carefully getting to Frank and Audrey’s without mishap.  Great to see them.

Day off tomorrow then heading for Hathersage.

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