After work on Thursday, Ted and I set off to walk the Leicestershire Round in 4 days. That’s 100 miles and 3 nights out bivvying before we get home sometime on Sunday.

So as a dry run, a chance to try my new sleeping bag (an ajungilak kompakt which proved to be superwarm) and because it’s a microadventure without much effort, I walked out to bivvy last night. After riding 3 times yesterday and then walking in, I was tired and slept within minutes of getting into my bag.
First time i woke was when the alarm went off. i’d set the alarm for 5 minutes before sunrise and was rewarded by the most glorious dawn…