Day 7 Street to Llandogo

Another beautiful morning and on the road by 8am. Had a few minor navigational mishaps mainly due to Somerset County Council not putting up any road signs. I really enjyed this part of the ride especially when we got up off the levels towards Wedmore. Continued on to Cheddar where we picked up a cycle track past the reservoir and had a brew up. Georgeous sunny weather if a little cold at times due to the northerly wind. The Mendips were looming up in front of us so we were expecting quite a climb, but after we passed through the very pretty town of Axbridge we got onto another cycle track which was an old railway complete with tunnel under the hills, so we arrived in Winscombe with the minimum of effort.We then followed a busy minor road through Congresbury and Yatton until we arrived in Clevedon. Dad had arranged to meet up with Ron and Margaret on Clevedon promenade. We did not see them so decided to have lunch in the Little Harp Inn on the promenade anyway. Who should turn up while we were having lunch but Ron and Margaret. After lunch we struck out for the Avon crossing along a lovelely quiet road despite it being very close to the M5. A minor navigational hiccough but we made the crossing OK. Then hacked our waythrough some of the western fringes of Bristol to strike out for the Severn crossing. At one point I stopped for a pee when dad carried on down the road. I forget to tell him to take the next turning. So he ambled on for several miles bafore I caught him up and had to retrace our steps. Despite being able to see the bridge it seemed to take us ages to get to the Severn/Wye crossing. It is amazing being on these huge bridges. We frequently stopped to take a few pictures. When you stop you can feel the bridge moving when a large lorry crosses. We entered the second cetic nation of our quest and had a snack while watching the rush hour traffic jam trying to get to Chepstow. Bit of a haul up the start of the Wye valley but eventually dropped down to the bottom of the valley through tintern and on to Llandogo, where ur delightfully kind landlady at Cypress Rise B&B made us a lovely cup of tea then drove us down to the village pub for our evening meal. Distance cycled today 75.4 miles