Day 178 - Oakley, U.K. Point of departure: Cambridge Point of arrival : Oakley Accommodation: with Doug & Jane Breeze Km travelled today: 214km Cum: 29 615km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 14/16 Where to next? Santander, Spain No of photos: 7 (cum 7 112) Last stop, but by no means the least, in the UK was with Doug and Jane Breeze, another avid blog follower and friends from Edgars days in South Africa. Oakley is a very quaint little vill...

Day 177 - Cambridge Point of departure: Beverley, Yorkshire Point of arrival : Cambridge Accommodation: with Alan & Patricia Williams Km travelled today: 270km Cum: 29 401km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 14/16 Where to next? Oakley, Hampshire No of photos: 3 (cum 7 105) Short drive down the motorway to Cambridge our next stop, with John's cousin Alan and Patricia. Although we had seen them at the family lunch three weeks earlier in Londo...

Day 173 to 176 - 22nd to 25th April - Beverley, U.K. Point of departure: Bothel, Lake District Point of arrival : Beverley, Yorkshire Accommodation: with Eugene & Luiza de Sa Km travelled today: 307 km Cum: 29 131km (gravel 0km cum4 649km) Countries so far: 14/16 Where to next? Cambridge No of photos: 51 (cum 7 102) After 172 days heading north, we have turned around and are now heading south. Our first stop… Beverley with friends (SA ex pats) Eugen...

Day 170 to 172 - 19th to 21st April -U.K. Point of departure: Coalbrookdale Point of arrival: Bothel & Keswick, Lake District Accommodation: Criffel Cottage with Pete & Fran Evans Km travelled today: 345km Cum: 28 834km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 14/16 Where to next? Beverley, Yorkshire No of photos: 50 (cum 7 051) Cape to Cairo… and to Bothel! - the furthest point north in the UK and our entire trip that we are travelling to… ...

Day 163 to 169 - 12th to 18th April - U.K. Point of departure: Buckingham Point of arrival: Coalbrookdale Accommodation: Mount Pleasant with Sally, Shirley and Popoy & Fern (the dogs) Km travelled today: 160km Cum: 28 220km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 14/16 Where to next? Bothel & Keswick, Lake District No of photos: 11 (cum 7 001) Home of the Industrial Revolution and the first "iron" bridge - Coalbrookdale (a World Her...