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It looks bigger, I like it.
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Went out for a long steady ride today.
It felt like a warm day, though the initial ride to the start of todays ride is a nice roll downhill for about a mile, there was a nice cool breeze and for a moment i thought it was perfect riding weather... of course, as soon as i started to climb i realized how hot it actually was :shock:
Anyway, i decided to do a loop that heads across fields for most of the ride, a novelty of a ride as the area is covered in woods, only had to go through one the whole day. The route usually has plenty of colour this time of year but for some reason the farmers have left a lot of the crops to just die, so a lot of overgrown shrubland was encountered. The tracks are well trodden though so the going is smooth instead of the usual up down of ploughed fields, fine for a short spell but after a few hours would get very tiresome. Of course the down side in the open for many hours on a day like today, is the heat, no shade and the fields seem to reflect the heat so makes it even hotter.
Saw a few cyclists out today, none on the trails i was on though, and the M1 was packed, people going on holiday i should imagine, nothing quite like watching people scurrying about whilst sat in a field soaking up the rays and the moment.
Nice ride on a nice day.
It felt like a warm day, though the initial ride to the start of todays ride is a nice roll downhill for about a mile, there was a nice cool breeze and for a moment i thought it was perfect riding weather... of course, as soon as i started to climb i realized how hot it actually was :shock:
Anyway, i decided to do a loop that heads across fields for most of the ride, a novelty of a ride as the area is covered in woods, only had to go through one the whole day. The route usually has plenty of colour this time of year but for some reason the farmers have left a lot of the crops to just die, so a lot of overgrown shrubland was encountered. The tracks are well trodden though so the going is smooth instead of the usual up down of ploughed fields, fine for a short spell but after a few hours would get very tiresome. Of course the down side in the open for many hours on a day like today, is the heat, no shade and the fields seem to reflect the heat so makes it even hotter.
Saw a few cyclists out today, none on the trails i was on though, and the M1 was packed, people going on holiday i should imagine, nothing quite like watching people scurrying about whilst sat in a field soaking up the rays and the moment.
Nice ride on a nice day.
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60 kilometers today to give the Garmin "Explore" one last chance. After 2 1/2 hours turn by turn navigation the battery is down to 10%. Can you believe it? So you turn on power saving. What's next? It will hang up and need a reset. Every ******* time! And that's a common bug and there is no fix. Hopefully I can get a refund for this useless, .....
60 kilometers today to give the Garmin "Explore" one last chance. After 2 1/2 hours turn by turn navigation the battery is down to 10%. Can you believe it? So you turn on power saving. What's next? It will hang up and need a reset. Every ******* time! And that's a common bug and there is no fix. Hopefully I can get a refund for this useless, .....
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I use a paper map as back-up on longer rides I don't fully know but the OS app is easier. It's built into my camera. Sorry - phone!
32 miler today exploring old wagon ways for the most part, down to the Tyne, through the Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel & along the north bank. Strava rated it as 'tough' relative to my other rides & I was feeling tired about 9 miles from home (got a bad ankle you know
) so baled out to my lads place of work & got a lift home with him.
Ruins of Old Hollingside. The hike-a-bike from the Derwent Walk was a bad start for my ankle.
The Angel of the North
Zoom view over to Sunderland
The Tyne at Jarrow
The Tyne Tunnel for pedestrians & cyclists
Some oil-rig fabrication going on on the north bank at Willington
Gateshead & Newcastle
32 miler today exploring old wagon ways for the most part, down to the Tyne, through the Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel & along the north bank. Strava rated it as 'tough' relative to my other rides & I was feeling tired about 9 miles from home (got a bad ankle you know
) so baled out to my lads place of work & got a lift home with him.Ruins of Old Hollingside. The hike-a-bike from the Derwent Walk was a bad start for my ankle.
The Angel of the North
Zoom view over to Sunderland
The Tyne at Jarrow
The Tyne Tunnel for pedestrians & cyclists
Some oil-rig fabrication going on on the north bank at Willington
Gateshead & Newcastle
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Is the Baltic open again yet ?
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Proper ride today ( for getting back to fitness me again anyway ) 26.4 mile run along the coastcoast road from Great Yarmouth to Horsey, after pulling over in Hemsby to take a quick picture of a blast from the past and a quick stop at the windpump as the Tearoom was shut, I popped a bit further along to the WWII themed Poppylands Cafe. Was not 100% sure I would make it back with the massive slice of Coffee and Walnut cake I had weighing me down
No DSLR today just my trusty Canon compact.
Proper ride today ( for getting back to fitness me again anyway ) 26.4 mile run along the coastcoast road from Great Yarmouth to Horsey, after pulling over in Hemsby to take a quick picture of a blast from the past and a quick stop at the windpump as the Tearoom was shut, I popped a bit further along to the WWII themed Poppylands Cafe. Was not 100% sure I would make it back with the massive slice of Coffee and Walnut cake I had weighing me down
No DSLR today just my trusty Canon compact.
