Well today has been a day of ups and downs (literally). It all started well, we made an early start to get miles in before the heat really takes hold. We had completed 20 miles quite quickly and were looking to get to Patras when disaster struck. Robin, in an attempt to miss a greek farmer in a truck pulling out of a side road totally oblivious to us, swerved, caught my wheel and fell into the road. He has a badly bruised knee, a cut lip and he has lost some of his front tooth. The local mechanics came over and tried to help. We cycled on and found a pharmacy for provisions of antiseptic dressings etc. Well the greeks couldn’t have been more helpful. They took Robin into a back room and cleaned his wounds – god knows what they put on it but it stung!

Then we went onto Patras, through the town where mopeds seem to like nothing better than overtaking you on the inside (I didn’t think there was any space available!). Then onto Mesolongi, up 2 big hills. We stopped for  fruit and the trader kindly gave us the peaches for free – how kind was that!

I have no ipad with me but I seem to be able to conjure up random songs – yesterday it was ‘Airport’ and today its been ‘Rhythm is a dancer’ – no rhyme or reason.

Until tomorrow.

Barbara and Robin