Day 18 - Mapping Seaton

Blue sky, dry and sunny this morning. It is hard to believe winter is forecast to return later in the week. Retracing yesterday's outward route, I added a climbing small loop via Fremington Road, one of the options I declined to take yesterday, and past a property we looked to buying some 5 years ago. I'm now glad that offer was never accepted .. and not just because of the extra hill I would now have to climb. Exiting back onto Marlpit Lane and bouncing up to 19 mph avoiding potholes and 'sleeping policemen', the shimmering sea comes into view and stays with me for the mile decent down to the harbour turn. This section is now the quickest of the circuit.

On the return, I followed the same route as yesterday, Drovers Way, Harepath Road and Homer Lane, but held out on the road to Colyford for an extra half mile to pick up Gravel Lane, a small path I spotted yesterday linking Colyford Road with Drovers Way ... I'm beginning to sound like a taxi driver or one of those pub bores that goes on about which route one should /should not take! Anyway, the point I'm making is that for the first time, I am seeing how all the main thoroughfares are interconnected and if you're out walking or on 2 wheels and want to avoid the busy roads, this is useful information.

On the final decent, down aptly named Seaton Down Road, towards town and home, and rather than freewheel as I did yesterday, I engaged peddles and that illusive 22 mph barrier was broken. Another challenge ticked off .. so what's next?

Stats: 4.30 mi, 28m 46s, Avg 9.0 mph, max 24.8 mph, 324 kcal