Well after yesterday Rich and I thought things could only get better......We were wrong!!!!!! Day two was almost worse then Day one.
Last night we got to our hotel very late which meant we had some very unhealthy burgers from Burger King and didn't get to bed until well after midnight. As a result we didn't set off today until about 10:30 am. Nevertheless, we were determined to make up our time and finish a little late in Abbeville.
We started off slow. Our muscles were really sore from the day before, but after about an hour in we began to feel really good. After two hours we were in Desvres which was just over 25 miles into our day. The conditions were still very windy and a bit cold....but at least we didn't have any snow.
After Desvres, the lack of sleep and food began to kick in. We struggled up some big hills and fell way behind in our expected time. It was 7:30 pm and we had been on the bikes for well over six hours, but we were in a village called Hesdin and still had another 20 miles to go. It was getting dark and even colder so we decided (very begrudgingly) to call it a night.
That was a hard decision to make and I feel like we didn't achieve our goal....hope tomorrow is better.
Day 2 done!
Leaving Calais
Looking back at our first climb of the day
French countryside
Gilly climbing another hill
My new summer home in France??????
Not the most stunning view I've had on this trip
You guys made the right decision! Don't feel bad at all :) The lack of sleep sounds tough as hell. Great job! Good luck today!
ReplyDeleteKnow how tough it is to make that decision to stop (ours was on day 3), don't beat yourselves up, you made the right call and you are still doing amazing! The human body and spirit is amazing and I bet you are amazed at how your 'broken' bodies can keep going. Keep up the good work, saw you had a better day 3, now one more push and you will be there! Good luck :)
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