After an overnight downpour we headed off by train to Manchester Airport only 75 mins away traveling through some lovely scenery on the outskirts of the peak district.
After arrival at the airport we set about trying to print our car rental documents (on our tablet) which was easier said than done given a) time limited wifi with a poor signal and b) the only printer in the airport charging 1 pound a page for printing - we needed 8 pounds in change to feed the bloody thing !
Imagine our frustration after teeing up the change and paying for a 10 min internet session when all we succeeded in doing was printing 8 pages of black paper after the printer malfunctioned !
With no help available we bit the bullet and journeyed the 20 mins to the car hire depot where they fortunately did not require the paperwork (despite the booking info saying it was needed !)
Paperwork signed it was time to let Henley lose on the Manchester ring road - thank god it was Sunday as lane positioning was important in escaping the concrete jungle !
The rain was now pretty consistent (this was the England we remembered !) as we climbed back into the Peak District heading towards Buxton only 50 or so kms from Manchester.
After our days effort we are now (bike repair pending) equipped to move on towards Inverness taking in some of the best areas in the UK to cycle and with the aid of the car maybe doing a little sightseeing as well along the way !
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