Day 4 - Caldicot ('Monmouthshire') to Shrewsbury

Sorry this one is 24 hours late our excuses are:-
1) The cycling didn't finish until 7.15pm!!!
2) No Wi Fi Access in the hotel on Saturday Evening without paying £7.00 and we decided we were too tight to pay that!
So here it is.......... 

The LeJog Team prepare to set off on Day 4 with some much

appreciated cycling support from Sue, Mark & Dave.

 The cheering fans
with signs at
Chepstow Racecouse.

We gain a new support team member,  Tolly (Sarah's Niece), for the route up through The Wye Valley and she quickly gets the hang of things! Dragon care, map reading and Welsh Cake

eating all at once!

First stop at Coffee# 1, Monmouth, a very familiar ride stop but today to the cheers of LeJog's rapturous supporters and the dragons.

 And look who's waiting in Coffee# 1 - it's naughty Puff the twin who went missing yesterday! He's apparently been gorging on Hot Chocolate & Welsh Cakes all day so Soup will need to keep a close eye on him today!

More changes to the support team as Val & Dave (Andy's Mum & Dad)

join us for 2 Days - get in the picture Val!!!!!!

After much chat and coffee drinking we get underway again, Puff is confined to the support vehicle!

 

The team storm towards Hereford and stop for some sign bagging!

Evidence of the dreadful rain we have mostly avoided as the team cycle into Leintwardine.
(Fab 5* Restaurant with Rooms by the bridge - The  Lion)

 Soup is having to keep a close
eye on Puff 'n' Magic the twins,
we don't want to lose Puff again!

To continue our combined culinary and cycling adventure or should it be cycling & culinary adventure, we stop for lunch at Rocke Cottage Tea Rooms, near Clungunford.

Soup peruses the menu while Merlin, Puff

'n' Magic survey the fab cake collection!

The peleton forges ahead towards Shrewsbury, always a tough restart after a good lunch stop!

                                            

Fab local scenery around White Grit!

10 miles to go and the rain clouds are gathering when disaster strikes in Pontesbury with a tyre puncture for Andy! The first of LeJog and it wasn't a Richard Puncture!!!!!

 

 Finally we arrive at the hotel after an 8.30 to 7.15pm day and 107 miles!!!

Bring on the recovery drinks (and cider!!!)

We need to blot out tomorrows weather forecast of torrential rain and gale force winds somehow!!!