{"id":14924,"date":"2014-08-13T13:03:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T17:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=14924"},"modified":"2014-08-22T07:58:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T11:58:00","slug":"day-46-tuesday-august-12-dunhampton-to-gloucester-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=14924","title":{"rendered":"Day 46. Tuesday, August 12 – Dunhampton to Gloucester, England"},"content":{"rendered":"

Straight out of the door in a slightly overcast, cold (60\u00b0F) and windy morning, \"DSCN1982\"<\/a>we were communting on a very busy highway with no shoulder. \u00a0For five miles cars and trucks screamed by us, not the most relaxing way to start the morning. \u00a0As we were biking past Worcester, we could see this in the distance\"DSCN2018\"<\/a>and could not resist the stop. \u00a0The Worcester Cathedral<\/a> was amazing,\"photo\"<\/a> every pipe of the massive organ\"DSCN2017\"<\/a> was playing as we entered\"photo-3\"<\/a>……it does something to the soul! \u00a0\u00a0The quick tour of “The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin of Worcester” was a well worth it.\"DSCN1994\"<\/a> The ceiling (sorry for the angle, but it was the best way to see it),<\/em><\/p>\n

\"DSCN2014\"<\/a>\u00a0the stain glass, \"DSCN2005\"<\/a>the many tombs\"photo-4\"<\/a> were incredible. Finally tore ourselves away from this incredible testament to the architecture and faith (built between 1084 and 1504)\"DSCN2015\"<\/a>and resumed our ride, but now on less hectic roads. \u00a0We definitely prefer the country roads,\"DSCN2023\"<\/a> though we still had traffic to deal with.\"DSCN2027\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The winds were persistently in our face and it did not take long for them to start gusting to 20-30 mph;\"DSCN2028\"<\/a> oddly, the gusts swirled, occasionally offering very brief\u00a0boost to the back. \u00a0The roads had a slight roll, but the wind was giving us such a workout, we really could not tell an up from a down. \u00a0We crossed the River Severn\"DSCN2035\"<\/a>into\u00a0Tewkesbury. The Duckies decided it was time for a spot of tea \"DSCN2039\"<\/a>and maybe something sweet to eat. \"DSCN2041\"<\/a>\u00a0As we left our “sweet” break, the winds blew in a quick shower, \"DSCN2043\"<\/a>we didn’t even have time to put our rain jackets on. \u00a0With our earlier stop in Worcester, all we could manage of the Tewkesbury Abbey\u00a0was one photo, \"DSCN2045\"<\/a>though parishioners have managed to stop (and pray) here since the 7th Century.<\/p>\n

Back out into the country\"DSCN2063\"<\/a> to face the gusting winds\"DSCN2068\"<\/a> for our final 12 miles. \"photo-6\"<\/a>Another quick shower came through, but the wind was so strong we never got wet.\u00a0\u00a0Our ride through the town was colored with beautiful architecture\"DSCN2077\"<\/a> and centuries old buildings. \"DSCN2078\"<\/a>We strolled through the town and St. Michaels’ Gate\"DSCN2085\"<\/a>and passed the home of Beatrix Potter’s “Tailor of Gloucester”.\"DSCN2087\"<\/a>But the main attraction in this city is “Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity”, \"DSCN2092\"<\/a>more commonly known as the Gloucester Cathedral<\/a>.\"DSCN2090\"<\/a> \u00a0Upon entering, \"DSCN2118\"<\/a>the voices of the choir\"DSCN2107\"<\/a> filled the immense edifice, once again stirring the soul. \u00a0The history, the tombs (King Edward II),\"DSCN2108\"<\/a> the detail of architecture were amazing.\"DSCN2112\"<\/a> \u00a0Most of the church has\u00a0been restored and it was very obvious what had not been touched.\"DSCN2124\"<\/a> \u00a0The streets are charming\"DSCN2133\"<\/a> and the city is rich in English\u00a0history\"DSCN2131\"<\/a> and though we took this photo strictly for it’s charm, \"DSCN2156\"<\/a>it holds a certain history to the monarchy<\/a>.\"DSCN2161\"<\/a>Between the ride and walking all over the city, it was time to replenish \"DSCN2173\"<\/a>and then go to bed.<\/p>\n\n\t\t