The 1st day we rode for 6.5 hrs in persistant heavy rain. There was absolutely NO let up whatsoever, the roads were horrible and the weather was grim. Fortunately my Goretex gear stood up to it very well along with hard luggage keeping my stuff watertight. My 2 mates were soaked through to the bone and soft luggage let some water in (not ruined though). After that, weather was kind to us!
We travelled about 220 - 250 miles a day avoiding motorways & tolls and stopping every hour or so for a break, it was ideal mileage but any more would have either meant we hopped on motorways or just got a bit tired, I thought our mileages were spot on to be honest.
We toyed with the idea of camping but in the end we stayed in some random B&B's which were all pre-booked and that was the right call for us. Less stuff to lug around and the comfort of weather protection and secure storage for bikes
