It won't have escaped anyone's notice that there's been an awful lot of weather recently. It hasn't escaped our notice either that we keep getting very wet and cold on our training rides! So when those nice weather people said that it was going to be heavy rain and 80 mph winds on Friday, I decided that I would have to abandon my previous plans and go for my long ride a day early. Good decision. It was quite a nice day. Only one heavy shower and a moderate breeze.
I was out on the road by 7 a.m. Lots to fit in today. By 9 a.m. I had puffed and gasped my way to the top of the hill at Creech. The wind was not at all moderate at the top so I kept going. Amanda is right though. It is a relentless 20% hill. No wonder my lungs and legs protest!
The downhill run to Church Knowle and Corfe Castle was only punctuated by 7 men 'patching' the road (that's what the sign said). When I say that 7 of them were patching, actually two of them were. Two were directing traffic and three were clearly putting the world to rights - in the middle of the road. I got an opportunity to use my new bugle horn, bought on my last excursion. It's rather loud! I won't be using it to warn pedestrians of my approach. I fear a coronary or two if I do!
Off along the road to Studland, I saw my first lambs of the season. Of course as I approached to take a photo, they all ran off. Did I really look that scary? Please don't answer that. There was plenty of evidence all the way round of the previous day's storm - branches large and small all over the road. As I left the Studland ferry and worked my way round the harbour, I dodged the hundreds of fir cones dotting the cycle lane.
I was out on the road by 7 a.m. Lots to fit in today. By 9 a.m. I had puffed and gasped my way to the top of the hill at Creech. The wind was not at all moderate at the top so I kept going. Amanda is right though. It is a relentless 20% hill. No wonder my lungs and legs protest!
The downhill run to Church Knowle and Corfe Castle was only punctuated by 7 men 'patching' the road (that's what the sign said). When I say that 7 of them were patching, actually two of them were. Two were directing traffic and three were clearly putting the world to rights - in the middle of the road. I got an opportunity to use my new bugle horn, bought on my last excursion. It's rather loud! I won't be using it to warn pedestrians of my approach. I fear a coronary or two if I do!
Off along the road to Studland, I saw my first lambs of the season. Of course as I approached to take a photo, they all ran off. Did I really look that scary? Please don't answer that. There was plenty of evidence all the way round of the previous day's storm - branches large and small all over the road. As I left the Studland ferry and worked my way round the harbour, I dodged the hundreds of fir cones dotting the cycle lane.
There was plenty of evidence all the way round of the previous day's storm - branches large and small all over the road. As I left the Studland ferry and worked my way round the harbour, I dodged the hundreds of fir cones dotting the cycle lane.
On round Baiter where a boat looked rather less than seaworthy. As I battled the wind (where did that come from) I understood how it must have got in that state in the previous day's gales.
On round Baiter where a boat looked rather less than seaworthy. As I battled the wind (where did that come from) I understood how it must have got in that state in the previous day's gales.
Back up the bypass and home by 11.00. Just time for a quick shower before my grandson arrived. He's 21 months and a bundle of energy and of course had no idea that Nanny might be a little weary.
Ok Eddie, of course Nanny would love to play football and go to the swings!
Penny
Ok Eddie, of course Nanny would love to play football and go to the swings!
Penny