Wet Saturday

Me and Mark went out on Saturday.

we cycled south to Fettercairn into a hooring wind via the slug and Rickerton. we found that the coffee shop was shut, so we headed over to Laurencekirk into the rain. After a nice lunch in Muffins we went to look at the new train station. nice.



The wind had dropped to nothing now robbing us of a nice ride back and also the rain became torrential just to improve matters. I tried Mark's "Rain legs" which proved to be very effective at keeping the rain off the front of my legs and warming them up a bit.



Mark went back via Rickerton and retrieved my water bottle from the top of a dry stone wall where I had left it first thing.

Ride out in Yorkshire

I went out on Sunday with Steve and some guys from the Birdwell Wheelers.We went to Misterton for lunch near Gainsbrough and back via Epworth and Bentley.My bike never went that quick before!

This is mainly through following the back wheels of really fit guys!

Nearly at the start

Hi,

less than three weeks to go and we are nearly ready. Mark has been on the Highlands and Islands trip with the Grampian CTC and I have been trundling to work and back on the bike. Nearly all the preparations are in place. All the accomodation is now booked apart from Taunton, which is very busy when we want to stay there.

Final preparations to my bike include a new chain and tyres and putting together all my kit so that I know what weight I will be carrying.

I am down in Doncaster, going out with my old cycling buddy Steve Myatt tomorrow Misterton out Gainsborough way for lunch I think.