Day 13 - Bridgwater to Okehampton

Distance: 72.5 miles
Elevation: 3673 ft
Average speed: 11.7 mph
https://www.strava.com/activities/2460904769


Ride report to follow - the west country hills took it out of me and so I got a bit behind on the blog!


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