{"id":3533,"date":"2026-08-09T21:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T21:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turnipsontour.com\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2026-08-10T06:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:11:33","slug":"day-41-68-km-total-2108-km","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turnipsontour.com\/?p=3533","title":{"rendered":"Day 41 – 68 km Total – 2108 km"},"content":{"rendered":"

Started off slowly with little expectation but as the morning went on we ended up having done nice riding through the country side<\/p>\n

At Colchester we had a very forgettable stop at Starbucks but going uphill we saw Roman ruins and what is a gate, the largest Roman gate in Britain…very cool<\/p>\n

Alas the main road reared it ugly head again and we found some side roads to take us onwards.
Stumbled upon a really nice country pub, the Hound and the Hares, where we had an excellent Sunday lunch and spoke to some locals
It seems to be dating back to 1660!<\/p>\n

Then it was onwards and found a Tudor palace dating from 1520, Layer Marney Tower…
Kept going and decided to go via Maldon but once there we realised it was pretty ordinary <\/p>\n

Looked for suitable campsites but nothing came up so we found a flat 20 km away in Chelmsford….nice to have a proper bed….<\/p>\n

All in all a very nice day of riding in 30 degree sun<\/p>\n

It is sooo dry…looks really parched and just like Oz in summer except where we can water there seems to be no such option here.
They have not had good rains for 2 months!!!!! Incredible….<\/p>\n

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