What 6 hours on a bike will do to you

Well, day one over safely. In a way, I'm glad I did this on my own because for the first half I rode like a wimp. Not sure if it was fear of spotty teenagers on roundabouts or just not wanting to do something stupid right at the start! I improved though and started to enjoy it more after the chalk horse. The guest house I was planning to stay at in Nottingham wouldn't open the door so I've had to resort to a Travel Inn. Yech. Main things I've learned today are that buses should not attempt 3 point turns on country roads (especially ones that are narrower than the length of the bus), motorcycle boots are not good for walking in and I am never coming back to Nottingham. On schedule so far, but tomorrow's a more demanding timetable I think.