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Our route to Holt
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Ben and Gordon atop Holt Castle
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Holt Castle
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Flowers at Holt. Apparantly this bike could still be ridden
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Away to Beeston Castle
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Simon over the canal bridge at Beeston. The bridge had only just been repaired aftera lorry got stuck
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Quite a walk to Beeston Castle, well most of us did, Robin chose to run it
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The ruined inner walls of Beeston Castle
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Neil and Sarah on the walls, photo courtesy of Louise. There was quite some drop behind us
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The other view is interesting of posed picture
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They've grown up a bit
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The parents
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Cycling line up in the grounds of Beeston Castle
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Gordon, always the one to give a grin
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Descending from the cattle through extensive grounds
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Will, Karen and Hilary leave the castle above and behind
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To circumnavigate the Wirral
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Milo on boardwalk, out front
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Gordon, Karen and Hiliary on boardwalk
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Ben and Zoe were next
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Simon pedalling the boardwalk. Laid here as it was marshy and awetland area
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Robin
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Over Burton Marsh at Neston Colliery
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Having had a coffee break it was along the Northerley coast now. Gordon and Karen at Hoylake (King's Gap)
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Laurinda and Ben along Meols Parade
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Robin and Hilary along Meols Parade. Check out the windmills in the Irish Sea
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Simon heading towards Leasowe Lighthouse
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Lunch at Leasowe Beach
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Lunch at Leasowe Beach, where Gordon tasted the water having been kindly lent a pair of Karens Cycling shorts to retain his modesty
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Robert, Zoe and Hiliary leave the beach
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Follow the trail and very good it is as well
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Into New Brighton
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The Davies family at Fort Perch Rock. Right at the top right of the route. We had great views to the left of Liverpool after this with Robin pointing out the sites (fottball grounds)
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Hilary
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Yes that is a U Boat. Pulled up from the Baltic, chopped in 3 and you can visit it
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Birkenhead Priory
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A final tea stop at Momosa Tea Garden
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Quirky tearoom. After this Neil chased Robin and Willl back to Chester. The ladies took the train 'What's the cheapest ticket? asked Karen. "your bike" replied the station attendent.
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Well that's it, we might just do this again?