Riding the SCCR

With average daily temperatures hovering around 11 degrees, the UK is at first, a little chilly for an Aussie. It's not so much the cold, but the rain squalls that really suck whilst touring. Rain gear on, rain gear off, on, off, on ,off... Okay I can deal with that, but the real challenge is finding a dry and warm shelter for lunch. Do they exist? Not in the UK. I guess in Australia and New Zealand we are spoilt with bountiful parklands with good quality shelter away from nasty weather.

The South Coast Cycle Route runs for 906 km between Dover in the East to St Austell in the west. The route, mainly along the coast line, is generally along level terrain which is a pleasant change after New Zealand's undulating terrain. The route is well marked in places and non existent in others. This is partly due to the fact the the route is incomplete with Sustrans members still negotiating routes which appears to be a long and drawn out process in the UK.