Hello there! Marcus here, typing from Vaude HQ!

A few days ago we made it into sunny England, after about a month and a half of torturous rain, mountains and more rain.  We're now sat in Alnwick, a few miles north of Newcastle, with a cup of tea from one of our sponsors!

Upon entering England we were immediately almsost mown down by a Range Rover, however since Engand we have been on the receiving end of a fair bit of sunshine! The weather here is (for once) very sunny, and we're very welcoming of it.  Berwick lead us into an unplanned rest day due to a puncture which slowed us down a great deal.  It certainly seemed that something did not want us to leave Berwick; we were stopped from mending the puncture by health and saftey, age restrictions (on bike glue!) and even a helicopter which landed on a mini roundabout in the middle of town.  Eventualy we had to buy a new inner tube, which should hopefully last the distance!  We'd especialy like to thank Margret of the White Swan B&B for all her patience, especially when oil, mud and Fridges were dragged through!

We are now about half way through our journey, and plan York as our next big destination and rest day.  Wish us luck!