Day one of our PLANNED cycle tour, I am very happy to be here and excited to get going.
Firstly, a little cruise along the seafront to enjoy the beautiful views and the statue of Eric and his chunky seagull friends.
What a beautiful day, and a great flat start along the side of the estuary to Lancaster, then up into the rolling countryside heading east.
We spent most of the day skirting the Forest of Bowland, and took a detour up a steep hill to see the Great Stone of Fourstones.
It is a huge boulder that was left behind about 25,000 years ago when the Ice Age melted and carried rocks with it. This one is called an erratic boulder, I think because it is enormous and wouldn't be expected to be where it is.
It is on its own, near the top of a very high hill with no obvious reason to be there. Also, the ancient name of Fourstones indicates that there was also three others at one time, but where are they?
We weren't too concerned about the history, and climbed the uneven steps to the top. We had a quick look at graffiti carved into it from the 1,600s. Just names really, no different from what people do today.
On our way again and back to the route, with fantastic views of Ingleborough in the distance.
Early afternoon and we reach the sign for the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Quite surprised to reach it so early in our journey as we are on a five day cycle across the Red rose and White rose counties, and we have already done the Red one.
A bit more cycling, up hill and down dale, before a final descent into Settle, our overnight stop.
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