Felt sure it would warm up - but it didn't - despite all the lovely sunshine. Made it all the way to Market Drayton - it's great when you have a bike ride that actually goes somewhere! But by then the cold was too much - when you are on the edge, pushing your limit in terms of distance it's just too much to have all this cold and wind at you on top.
So at Market Drayton I turned for home, as planned, but saw a 16 miles to Shrewsbury sign and just decided to get home the fast, main road way - and have to say it was a relief after all the car free, little roads full of mud and potential wrong turns and with no ability to just cruise along. There are time when just blasting along is good!
pretty and cold at Garmin Connect - Details