Telemetry 7: 237km down range, altitude 6314m....

20,700 feet - a bit of a landmark and some genuine altitude. I've fitted expensive new tougher and stickier tyres to cope with the wet and grit - so the sun came out and I got a puncture anyway. The rain did not disappoint though and gave a good showing in the latter part of today's trek.

Looking out over Exmoor I could see this cloudburst sweeping in.



As it was coming in very fast I decided to play chicken with it - as I packed the camera away after this second shot and departed I was accompanied by the splat, splat of some big fat raindrops. These two pictures are taken a few seconds apart - so you can see how fast it was approaching.



I decided to stick to my route and attempt a fourth crossing of the hills rather than head down and south. The road kicked back round more than I anticipated back under this cloud - and I definitely lost the game of chicken.

But I did see some sunshine! Here's the proof.



And I like this one because it shows the rain going away from me.