We had a traumatic time getting to Chichester by attempting to forge a cut through route through an exotic vegetable distribution farm. We boldly rode down the track and asked a man the way but his English was insufficient so we asked another who turned out to be a delivery man and had been stuck there for some hours unable to find anyone who could understand him!
We eventually gave up with a wasted hour and a few extra kilometres to our day.
The busy road to Chichester was slightly alleviated by the final stages along the canal to the centre of the city.
We left Sussex for Hampshire and the route didn't really improve, with no ferry from Hayling Island it meant heading straight for Portsmouth in drizzly rain.
Our consolation was that we arrived and walked straight onto a ferry that had been delayed so we were off on our first visit to the Isle of White. Looking out across the Solent was like being on a CalMac boat crossing the Minch as the mist was so thick- the foghorn had been operating for much of the morning and hence the delays.
We pitched our tent at Kite Hill Farm just outside Fishbourne before a band of rain swept through. I then made a dash to a local food shop and a nice meal cooked made the day seem better.
Figures:
Distance:- 57.8 km
Cycle Time:- 4 hours 14 minutes
Average speed:- 13.6 kph
Total Distance:- 5370 km
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