The intention, as you have read, was to head for York. Easier said than done. Also way more expensive in those parts, when others offer better value. Thus, after nearly two hours of searching, and bedtime approaching, a guest house in Leyburn got the nod for two nights.
Job one, after breakfast, was to fetch Alan's bike from the Newport LBS. On return the car was packed up, and departure followed at roughly 1145. One coffee stop only, just south of Wetherby, and The Dynamic Duo arrived at The Grove House, Leyburn just in time for tiffin. Very nice too, home-made coffee cream cake.
We decided, having been in the car for four hours, that some pure oxygen was needed. Dinner would be taken at a Reeth pub, just a handful of miles north over the moors. A tad of climbing was involved; in the scant 14 miles, 2434 feet of ascent registered on the Garmin! Much was at 14-16%, and the legs were not thrilled.
It was a good job that we decided to partake of only a starter and pint of the local brew, because the light started to fade much earlier than expected, and went downhill fast thereafter. Fortunately, so did we, and got in before it was necessary to show lights on the bike. We weren't carrying them anyway.
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