..Day 1!.....Machynlleth to Buxton.......157 miles..... What a day to start the ride!......I hope the weather stays like this.....Called in to see Nick Sanders down the road as we were leaving.....There were so many bikers on the road today......By lake Bala especially then loads more by the Cat & Fiddle near Buxton.....The bike ran really well....Visited my parents near Manchester then onto Ruth's family near Buxton.... After a bit of fiddling, we got the packing of the bike right....Need to check a couple of things on the bike this morning, then it's onto Hull where we're spending tonight before catching the ferry tomorrow...