Another successful tour! Very enjoyable... keep writing about them! (and glad to hear your Achilles pain is better)

Thanks, Mark. I enjoyed the British scenery nearly as much as your British sense of humour.

Yes, I'm not sure that's quite what I meant. I mean, with a large enough digger, you could theoretically lift Wells, whereas it would be impossible in London because you'd never get your JCB into the centre. So it kind of holds true. But Wells is a settlement in its own right. City of London is really just a suburb of Greater London; it's more or less the historic 'square mile' which retains city status for administrative purposes. A little bit (though not exactly) like Vatican City is part of Rome. Wells is the smallest proper city, arguably, because it's a settlement in its own right - plus, largely unlike the City of London, it has the residents and essential infrastructure/ services that you'd expect to find in a city. 'Standalone', maybe. Make more sense? 🙂

I'm not sure whether you have the same distinctions between cities, towns, villages etc in the US, might be a uniquely British administrative thing. But not everything big qualifies as a city over here. Taunton isn't, for example, despite being home to council services for the area; and the entire county of Cornwall only has one city. Historically, you needed a cathedral to get over the bar.

My tent is freestanding, meaning it's not staked down and I can pick it up and move it without it losing its shape. However, I'm pretty sure the definition doesn't translate to a freestanding city. I googled it, but I'm still not sure I understand. Only 70 cities in the United Kingdom??

Well, as d-day approaches, the weather forecast appears to be changing from "driving rain/ strong winds" to "damp, possibly with a bit of sun." So I guess we'll find out shortly!! Thanks for reading 😊

I'm foolhardy (your word) enough to stick with you and, since I've tried it myself, I agree that a few short bike trips can make for a fun journal.