Malvern Hills CAMC Site, (N52.09674, W2.27805), contd.

Friday, 28th June 2019

Weather looking good again, can this be true, two warm (24C), sunny days in a row? 

We are torn between cycling to Great Malvern, or, Worcester. Great Malvern is nearer at just over four miles, while Worcester is about 9 miles away.

In the end, I choose Great Malvern.

Yesterday, I think I finally convinced Kathleen I can find my way, using an OS Map! But,  perhaps, today, I should have paid more attention to the contour lines on the map. Great Malvern is nearer, than Worcester, but, it is also up a rather big hill (called appropriately enough, The Malvern Hills! ).

But, we manage the eleven mile round trip, without complaint.

Great Malvern is rather genteel, but, it has a Wetherspoons! 

Having said that, it is the poshest Wetherspoons I have seen todate!

After a ringing endorsement, from a local resident, who began chatting to us, as we studied the offerings of "The Red Lion" (which did not appear to be open), we had a remarkably good and reasonably priced lunch in Wetherspoons. It included the largest glass of red wine I have ever been served in a UK pub!
After the uphill ride here, it was a case of freewheeling (almost) all of the way back to the site.

An evening stroll to Hanley Swan, and a relax by, what was once, presumably, the village pond, to round off the day.

Saturday, 29th June 2019

Bright and sunny, 30C is forecast!

Today, we decide to cycle to Tewkesbury. It is a little ambitious, the plan is to take the smaller country roads. The temperature is forecast at 30C, in the event, it reaches 31C.

According to Google, the distance (via the shortest route) is a little over ten miles, quite "doable".

Sure enough, we take the "scenic" and quieter route, but, that turns out to be almost 19 miles THERE.

Discussions during our lunch break, mean a change of plan, we will take a chance and return via the shortest route. According to the OS Map, it is part of National Cycle Route 45 (on-road), it is also the A38! 

But, the fact I am typing this means, we lived to tell the tail. Thirty miles in 31C, not bad for two 72 year olds!

As a "reward" we call in at Upton-on-Severn, and, Kathleen buys (well, I actually pay, so, I suppose, technically, that should read "Ken buys yet another waistcoat for Kathleen"), yet another waistcoat