Day 2 update: turns out my beloved 20 tooth granny was incompatible when cranking up a hard climb, a thing that had not been apparent around San Antonio. Replacement with a 22 tooth kept me at Ambleside until after 1pm.
Hard climb over kirkstone pass, out through ulswater and then hard climb up to halford summit in the north Pennines. Maybe a 30 mile day. Overnighted on the summit, free 7 mile roll to Alford in the Tyne valley.
Turning north now towards hadrian's wall and Scotland. 7:30am here.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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