215 miles to Southport. We turned our backs to the sea in Hornsea and found the start of the Trans Pennine cycle way.
Southport for us was a distant memory of strong winds in March and we had just cycled 1000km so the distance from Hornsea to Southport was about 2000 miles for us!
Disused railways are a lovely efficient way to travel across country but we have noticed that many hours on these are more tiring than on Tarmac. This is especially true on the approach to Hull where the tree roots have spread like an alien just beneath the surface resulting in a corrugated bone shaking experience.
The Humber bridge spans 2.2km so was another stress for Sue as we wound our way gradually towards it through the complex signage in Hull. The builders had to take into account the curvature of he Earth in it's construction in 1981 with 36mm difference in distance between the top and bottom of the suspension towers. Our crossing was in calm sunny conditions but in high winds the bridge bends more than 3 metres. Sue rode the full span comfortably.
This is my first visit to Lincolnshire. I am afraid we have opted to stick to the NCN 1 which cuts inland and bypasses the coastline from the Humber to the Wash. We will return to visit Grimsby another day.
We found the Flute and Whistle next to the station in our small village. This is another great example of the transformation of the British pub as a great place to eat and focal point for a community.
Figures:
Distance:- 57.4 km
Cycle Time:- 4 hours 19 minutes
Average speed:- 13.3 kph
Total Distance:- 4261 km
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