BBC Coventry

No moving on the bikes today.   It was a day of rest from peddling.  It would give our legs a really good  opportunity to recover from the exertions of the past two days.   No set time to rise.  I am an early bird. Up at my normal time a little before 06.00       Still some work to catch up on and later in the day a visit to Coventry to undertake two interviews at BBC.  Before departing our lock keepers cottage on the side of the canal.   I am worried that our esteemed maestro is starting to believe his own press and decided to remain in bed for the morning working on his PR responsibilities.     I, of course, pandered to his every need in addition to writing pieces, in my role as image consultant,  for his latest tour video blog.  This was set to be another masterpiece of editing, both sound and vision. There were other chores I attended to as you might expect; washing up and cleaning around.    Our visit to the BBC studios was positive. The first interview was with Steve Foster from Radio Suffolk due to broadcast on Monday next.  I was included as co rider and for the fact that I am a former pupil of St. Joseph's College in Ipswich. The second live interview was with Radio Nottingham.    Our famed guitarist played on both sessions and gave plenty of encouragement to listeners to get on their own bikes and attend one of the concerts.   I was pleased that on our visit to the city that Richard took the opportunity to have a hair cut.  We do not want that clean cut image getting blurred at the edges.  Back to base and Steve joined us for dinner in the cottage but not before the completion of the video blog.  All work and no play..........     Mr. Durrant applied his culinary skills to producing a most delightful salmon on a bed of noodles together with a green salad.    He has very definite views on his salad and would not hear of some of the accompanying ingredients of a salad that I suggested.   As a mere scullion boy I had no standing and the plain rather boring green leaf salad had to suffice.      I prepared a rather pleasant cheese course including a mature cheddar and a blue cheese from nearby Yorkshire.  Enjoyed by everybody if the evidence of an empty board is anything to go by.       Washing up undertaken before bed.    Another successful day done.  Thanks to Steve for arranging our stay in such a beautiful place. Nothing too much trouble.