Lovely roads again today:

But it was oh so hot: I lost track of the number of times I refilled my water bottles today. Even at the end of day, close to 6pm, it was still 35C.

A puncture added a delay (always worrying when you can’t find the cause – but it didn’t recur after inserting a new tube).

But who’s complaining? – as a former colleague used to reproach me whenever things were starting to get me down: “Build a bridge, get over it!” (This Roman one will do fine!)