Apologies for any avid blog readers this post has been delayed until now as it got stuck on my phone.
As expected weather was grotty again in the morning although forecast for Hull/Hornsea was possibly better. Rain and strong gusty wind on short ride into Goole after Chris' spare car keys received just in time by post. More nav faff caused by a sign which another joker had turned round.
Train to Hull was fun getting recumbent on due to small doors but managed succesfull with a bit of brute force. Once we got to Hull the rain had stopped but there was a very strong S wind. This was tricky through the city streets but perfect once we got onto the Hornsea Rail Trail which headed in a NE direction. The trail was initially tarmac'd then earth but passed through typical east coast scenery. Flat and pleasant with lovely cottages and plenty of woods and hedgerows. The trail was often lined by mature trees and in the wind it felt very autumnal.
Finally arrive in Hornsea after a few last minute mechanicals with Chris' bike that were only a step removed from disaster (rear derrailieur got dragged into spokes several times and chain jammed between spokes and biggest sprocket!). The rain properly started almost as soon as we moved away from the finish 'post' by the sea.
All in all the Transpennine Trial was really good. Lots of variation in scenery, surface, neighbourhoods and difficulty but overall very enjoyable.
We didn't ride all the trail and missed maybe 40 miles of flattish country in Yorkshire. This was mainly due to the horrendous weather and a few logistical challenges with gates so shouldn't detract from the acheivement.
Chris did really well as it was definately harder for him on the recumbent than us on bicycles due to trail width and access controls.
Please look at http://www.justgiving.com/teams/transpenninetrail if you would like to sponsor him and his brilliant acheivement only 1 year after the accident. His own blog of the trip is on Blogger. Just search for "transpennine trail ride"
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