Sunday 23rd July 2017 16:21 hrs Colchester – Great Baddow (Chelmsford)
39.11 miles
After a frantic day of packing, and a steep learning curve trying to set up a just giving site for 3 different charities – the RNLI, Epilepsy Society and British Skin Foundation, I set off late into a wet afternoon. My first destination a friend’s house in Great Baddow.
Cycled into Colchester – nervous and excited – to join National Route 1. And began to follow the little blue cycle signs that would form much of the first part of my trip. Missing signs in places proved a challenge to staying true to the route planned but I pushed along hard trying to reach my destination at a civilized time. Layer, Abberton Reservoir, Tiptree, Heybridge Basin, Maldon and quite a few hills passed by as darkness beckoned;
but decreasing rain and a wonderful downhill stretch meant I eventually arrived fairly dry and in time for a warm greeting,comfortable bed and ironed sheets 🙂
Susan's Coast-Side Cycle 