Day 13 – RAF Leuchars – York – 390 miles.

We set off at 7am, in order to get some miles under our belt. We followed the coast of Fife, until we reached the Forth road bridge. There was quite a lot of traffic, but some filtering soon saw us through to the other side.

Going ever southwards, we soon rode through Berwick Upon Tweed, and over the border back into England. After checking the tide-times, we discovered that the causeway onto Holy Island would be open at the right time – it would have been be a shame not to visit as we were passing. The bear was duly photographed and we continued south past RAF Boulmer and a spot of lunch at Alnmouth.

In this area was the impressive Bamburgh Castle, a fairly massive castle overlooking the sea.

Next came the slight nightmare that was getting through Newcastle and Sunderland! The Tyne tunnel in particular was nothing short of chaos.

From here came Hartleypool and Middlesborough – both of which were quite industrial so not the prettiest of coastal areas! However we then found ourselves in North Yorkshire, and the seaside towns of Whitby and Scarborough.

As mentioned yesterday, we then turned back inland to to York, to take advantage of my house – more comfortable than a tent!

Only 2 days left now, and we really feel that we're on the home stretch. Tomorrow will take us through my home-area of Norfolk (no my fingers are not webbed!)