I awoke after a good night's sleep to another sunny morning. I was packed up and on the road before 7. I had quite a long day ahead.

Today was all about the low points. After all the highs earlier in the tour, it was time to give the lows some love!

So that meant heading over to Cambridgeshire to Holme Fen - south of Peterborough.

The ride over was very pleasant. I passed through loads of nice villages and also Harringworth Viaduct which took me somewhat by surprise. I must have been there before, but I guess I've seen a lot of viaducts over the years and not being an expert, one looks much like another!

It's so huge I knew it had to be the somethingest viaduct in Britain and sure enough it is the longest masonry viaduct in the UK. So there you go!

I was having a bit of a problem finding anywhere to get some food. Obviously shops are few and far between in such a rural area and those I did find were not yet open.

However, in the village of Elton I found an incredible, old fashioned village shop. So I got some supplies. Although it took ages as all the locals were chatting with the shopkeeper. The only topic of conversation seemed to be dogs for some reason. And when I left there were more people outside with their dogs. Which they were talking about. Then I set off and passed a man walking his dog. I felt it only right to say good morning and compliment his Labrador.

After that it was more lanes until I ended up in Stilton. No cheese for me, though I did have an icecream.

Then it was a kinda wiggle around the A1 and suddenly I was in the Flatlands.

It didn't take long to reach the Admiral Wells pub - the lowest in Britain. It didn't open until 12 but that was ok as I would be heading back the same way after visiting the Holme Fen Posts.

I found them eventually - I was looking on the wrong side of the road to start with! All very interesting as you can see how the land has got lower ever since the fen was first drained in the 19th century.

Then it was back to the pub which was now open. It was very nice and got busy quickly. Weirdly it has very old fashioned opening hours 12-2 and 7-11. I'm sure it would be busy all day as lots of people were visiting the nature reserve. Anyway, I had a nice cold Ghost Ship then got going.

It was hot again and I had to stop again for more water. Then it was just a case of heading south towards St Neots.

I had my eye on two campsites and to cut a long story short, my preferred one was full. I thought I better call them before I got all the way there and it's a good job I did!

I turned back and went to the other site. It's a fairly horrific place. Actually, it's not that bad - it's just really busy and I can't imagine it will be particularly peaceful later. It was also extortionately expensive. I didn't even flinch when the bloke told me it was 30 quid I was that desperate for a pitch! That's double the next most expensive site on this trip. I have been extremely lucky though - plenty of "Oh just a tenner if you've got cash" places.

There is a good shop though so I bought a selection of local produce including an amazing pork pie from Stilton. I've still got a couple of cake things to have with a coffee in a bit.

So that's it for today. Once it's a bit cooler, I shall retire to my tent - earplugs fully inserted to keep out all the irritating sounds humanity is capable of making - to read before bed....