Day 24: The most well behaved rebel around

Flaxton, North Yorkshire to Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire (I think!)
53.11 miles

Avid followers of Cycle England (and I am fully aware that you may be few and far between) might remember at one point on the trip I made the decision to be very bullish and pay no attention to ‘Road Closed’ signs. I ploughed on, king of the (closed) road and it had paid off. Today, I had the opportunity to have 4 ½ miles of road all to myself. I squeezed past a sign declaring it not fit for traffic and merrily set off on my way. The thing is, what I hadn’t quite accounted for was the reason that the road might be closed, and my favourite three words came back to haunt me…temporary road surface! 4 ½ miles of bone shaking progress later and I come to the re-surfacers. They look at me, I look at them, and nothing needs to be exchanged between us vocally as it was the most obvious of silent conversations that went something like this:
“You ignored the sign didn’t you, fool”
“Yes, I did, thinking I was clever and realising now that it is actually the opposite, I feel somewhat sheepish now.”
“That’s what the sign’s for mate, to let people know that the road is not passable…to anything.”
“Yep, understood”
“Right, on yer way, you dick!”

That all took place with a nod and a straightening of my aviators (yes, I was wearing them, which made me feel even more of a dick) and on I cycled.
Today also was possibly the most I have had to concentrate on my will power also to date. The point at which I approach a sign to Bridlington, having struggled against the wind for around 20 miles, and am faced with the prospect of having to turn left according to the National Cycle Network, when Briddles is definitely to the right, is a challenge. Of course I turn left, but I don’t mind telling you that I turned the air a little blue in those last 7 miles.
Anyhow, I arrived at my guest house for the night, got treated like a grandmother treats her grandson and was fed to bursting point. Success all round! And for future reference…road closed will actually mean road closed. I trust the signs and like my bone structure the way it is now thanks!