in Bridgnorth, 3 days to go!

hello from Bridgnorth, near Telford. We managed to pass through the urban area between liverpool and manchester without too much hassle. Between Preston and Warrington we followed B roads and a few urban minor roads, avoiding motorway junctions. On this section we experienced the heaviest rain of the trip so far and got absolutely soaked. luckily our packed items didn't get too wet. after a quick stop at a bike shop for thomas to get new gloves we headed down the a49. we had to stop at a rotating bridge on this road as a canal boat was passing, it was from southampton! We stayed on the a49 for a while which was quite a busy a road but with lots of junctions and town sections to slow the traffic down. at this point we were hungry and tried to find a pub, without much success, until we found the wild boar inn in Tiverton which was very posh and we were a bit ashamed to walk in wet dirty and sweaty! After lunch we passed through Whitchurch to get some supplies. We then took the B roads to Telford which were nice and flat and we had the wind on our backs. In Telford we had to climb a hill which then descending into the Severn Gorge to Ironbridge and saw the iron bridge which looked impressive and nicely lit in what was now night. passing over the gorge on a b road bridge we faced a tough climb, hairpin bends and a dodgy 4mile ride down the unlit road til we reached Bridgnorth. Luckily my front light lasted until the street lights reappeared! in bridgnorth a scottish chap spotted thomas's flag and came to chat and we ended up with £30 more sponsor money! a good day apart from the rain, day 7 110.2miles, average speed 12.2mph, 8hour 59mins in the saddle, 6070 feet climb.