Dr Wood E2E
28th July, Sourton to Bristol, Day 2 07/28/2010
 It wasn't raining or foggy today. In fact it was really sunny for most of the day and I had to put sun cream on. The Sat Nav was struggling a lot, the last straw was when it directed me to a completely random place. I don't know if it has got water in it (although it's meant to be completely waterproof) or there is some sort of fault with it. I left Cornwall and entered Devon before the first stop of the day, another county on the list. The first leg of the journey was really hard with lots of climbing and some awful roads. After that, leg 2 was a lot better. The first 15 miles were great, fast roads and flat. To avoid dual carriageways I had to deviate from the beaten track. This inevitably meant slower steeper roads. Lunch soon arrived at a place called Wedmore. It had a great playground for the kids, which got them out of the van for a couple of hours. It was here that the Sat Nav really threw the toys out of the pram. First it decided to reset to factory status so I lost all the personalised settings that I'm used to and then it just shut down. I restarted it and it lasted for 5 miles before shutting down altogether in Cheddar. The climb out of Cheddar is evil by the way. I had to navigate with paper maps for the remaining run into Clifton, which included an equally evil climb. There is nothing wrong with paper maps, but it does slow you down when you have to stop and get the map out. I crossed the suspension bridge and freewheeled to Justin and Jo's house (mates from University days). The van caused havoc in Clifton with it's congested narrow, steep roads. We need to get off early tomorrow to avoid the traffic. The Sat Nav (Garmin Edge 705) wont charge up now and is completely useless. It is less than 12 months old so I guess I can get a replacement. Not much good to me now though! CommentsPaul Kavanagh Wed, 28 Jul 2010 9:53:00 pm 209 miles in two days = respect! Jake and Grace, you have a very important job to do in the mornings - give your Dad LOADS of encouragement, to help him get started, even though his legs are aching! Simon Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:42:55 pm Looking forward to tomorrow so we can do the hardest part together . B x Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Leave a Reply | Trevor, The Team Mascot
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