Day 8 - Hawes - Longtown (N Yorkshire - Cumbria)
May 31st 2008 Gareth's knee pain reached its nadir, almost causing him to puke on the last Dales miles, to Kirkby Stephen. We thought the smell of our clothes may have contributed, but cycling naked wasn't an option we were prepared to entertain.
Neverthless, he soldiered on. Meanwhile Rolfe and I enjoyed another day of imposing fells and dales, streams and villages. A fortuitous wrong turn took us into the
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