Garry McGivern Travelsonabike2 to Salisbury Wednesday 8th-February-2023. Christchurch to Salisbury. 56 miles.
The day got off to a great start with an eat as much as you like breakfast, which of course, I didn’t abuse much! Leaving the hotel, I had a clear plan today. Cycle the eight miles along Bournemouth prom to Sandbanks. Then get the chain link ferry to the Isle of Purbeck.
Once on the island, I was going to visit some old haunts. Langton Matravers, Corfe Castle and then Wareham before heading up to Salisbury.
I was a little concerned that Bournemouth prom may have been closed. The sand tends to blow up on the prom, making it impassable by bike. But luckily, it had been cleared, and I was able to ride along to Poole.
The Worlds Against Me
That’s when my plan fell apart. The chainlink ferry from Sandbanks to Studland was out of action. And I now faced a twenty-five-mile detour if I was to stick with my original plan. After dithering about for an hour or two, I decided to still head for Salisbury but just head up the main road.
The ride up to Salisbury was nothing special, just plenty of hills and traffic. Then once I reached Salisbury, there was yet another detour. The cycle route through town was closed because of building works. It seems as though everywhere I go on this ride; there’s a blockage or a detour. And the one place that I wouldn’t have minded being closed was tonight’s campsite. I would have had an excuse to stay in a hotel then! Only joking. I wouldn’t have come here if I didn’t want to come. Hopefully, the temperature won’t drop too much tonight.
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