The bridge wasn't so bad. It is high bit there's a solid wide path and so my vertigo remained under control. The weather though was foil. Driving rain augmented by a strong side wind pelted our arms and faces like gunshot.
The rest of our journey was on quiet roads or canal paths except for a short A road stretch past the bridge where route 4 ran out and lorries pushed past us.
We diverted to meet Wills brother for lunch at Severn bridge. Lovely cafe, great omelette and wonderful home cooked proper chips.
We cycled through old railway lines and along canals - these were some of the best we have cycled on so far. On the Bridgewater - Taunton canal we passed lots of poll boxes, these are part of the WW2 Somerset stop line designed to slow an invasion launched from the West.
This was our flattest day, largely cycling across the Somerset levels. That's good. Resting our climbing legs because on Saturday, leg 16, we have our biggest climbing day of all into Cornwall!
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