Day 38 Lancaster Taking your bike on a train requires a fair degree of forward planning, to be sure of getting it on you have to book a place for the bike (no charge for this) no just turning up and bunging it in the guards van. Be sure to find out where to position yourself on the platform so you don't have a frantic dash down the platform to find the right door to get on (you can't wheel a bike through the carriages). There are racks to put your bike on that require you to up-end the bike and put the front wheel on a hook and fasten the rear wheel with a strap, not easy with full panniers and another bike aready on an adjacent rack. Also beware that other bikes may have accumulated during the journey and your bike may get penned in so allow plenty of time to extricate it when you are getting off. That said the train journey from Winchester to Lancaster (change at Wolverhampton) went very well and was on time. I had a very pleasant evening with Ruth catching up on news and looking at pictures of my tripSaturday morning we had a walk along the canal before an excellent breakfast at a nice deli coffee bar in Lancaster before I was once more on the bike for the ride home. It really was the most beautiful day and the road from Wray via Mewith, Keasden and Eldroth gave the most fantastic views of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-Y-Ghent. I was not alone in being able to appreciate the scenery I must have passed over 100 other cyclists out on that route some very determined looking lycra-cyclers and others enjoying the view. It is good to be back home but I must now begin preparations for part 2 of the trip as I head north next month, I have learned alot from part 1 and will put that knowledge and experience to good effect to make the next part a little easier. Good night. . Pics of Lancaster canal and curious cloud over Lancaster.