A Poodle on the 2

After a pretty heavy 24 hr effort of cycling from Canterbury to somewhere just east of Exmouth I spent 2 or 3 days catching up with a friend in Dartmouth before U-turning back east to Essex.Looking to take in some of the places I couldn't see on my journey west due to the darkness and also just keen to see some of the south coasts natural beauty I endeavoured to keep to as much of the National Cycle Route 2 as feasible.An incredible link which stretches from Dover to St Austell, currently incomplete but when finished will be 580km. My route included beautiful sections in the New Forest, excellent nature reserves just north of Selsey and parts of the Pevensey Downs; just north of Eastbourne. A steady ride with some tougher moments just due to fatigue but the south coast views more than drown out the aches and pains...for the most part.