Up at six to start early on the climb back to the backbone of the island.
But after a night of asking myself what Martin would want me to do, I wimped out and decided to stay to get the bike sorted properly. This may be the last big town for weeks, and it has a big bike shop. Also I fancied getting a lower gear for those hills...
Bob also had bike probs - needing new disk brake pads. So we tried the bike shop together. This became a day of bike shops, eventually we both found help in the end from Iannis, a real star. From the cups in the shop it seems he used to be a mechanic for a top cycle team. He couldn't find me a lower gear, but he helped with some adjustments.
It was just as well I didn't set off, because the rain was torrential, with gales and spectacular lightning over the hills. I doubt I would have managed to cross the mountain. So, overall, a good decision to wait, even if I do feel I keep having rest days.
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