We're in Kielder Forest for Dirty Reiver!

Full-on day!

We had to fly from Newfoundland all the way to Toronto, which added about 10 hours to our original booking.

Frustrating for sure, and I got zero sleep on the flight squished into a middle seat and completely uncomfortable. Is it just me, or is modern airplane travel absolute torture?

​Also, Pearson airport in Toronto gets two thumbs down from us - what a stupid layout for such a busy airport. And don't get me started on the (lack of) services!

Anyhow, this area is beautiful. We had an uneventful drive north in the rental van, stopping into Leisure Lakes bike shop in Daventry (we go there every time we're in the UK - great shop !).

​So, a fair bit of travel time for a one-day event! But a lovely part of the world, and very grateful we get to do this sort of thing.

We can’t wait to ride tomorrow!