CassidyAce
Senior Retro Guru
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And there is photo of the month.
And there is photo of the month.
Today's Ride
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OK this is generally a great thread but we now have another who thinks filling these threads with full stops will up their post count.
I'm afraid it wont as they are all about to get deleted and if there is one more then you will be banned for spamming. Better things to do with my Saturday night than delete post by post.
Jamie
I'm afraid it wont as they are all about to get deleted and if there is one more then you will be banned for spamming. Better things to do with my Saturday night than delete post by post.
Jamie
CassidyAce
Senior Retro Guru
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Decided to head in the direction of Ashford along national cycle route 18 today. After a gloriously sunny day yesterday, it was all a bit bleak today: cold, damp, misty. Lots of walkers, though! And many getting out for fresh air, exercise, and the beauties of nature . . . But still glued to their phones! :facepalm: I stopped just short of Ashford in the end, the lure of lunch having a stronger pull on me than Ashford.
Approaching the village of Chartham with the River Stour on the left:
There's a great four mile stretch through woodland between Chartham and Godmersham, with farmland to either side, although this year the council covered the hard pack/muddy trail with gravel that looks suspiciously similar to cat litter:
And more:
Cold and a bit bleak between Wye and Ashford (although it's beautiful in spring and summer):
The village of Wye:
The long, straight road out of Wye heading back in the direction of Godmersham:
And St. Dunstan's in Canterbury (which is still very similar to the cover of Caravan's 1976 album Blind Dog at St. Dunstan's):
And, no, I don't know why the sign is advertising 'veganic veg' . . .
Decided to head in the direction of Ashford along national cycle route 18 today. After a gloriously sunny day yesterday, it was all a bit bleak today: cold, damp, misty. Lots of walkers, though! And many getting out for fresh air, exercise, and the beauties of nature . . . But still glued to their phones! :facepalm: I stopped just short of Ashford in the end, the lure of lunch having a stronger pull on me than Ashford.
Approaching the village of Chartham with the River Stour on the left:
There's a great four mile stretch through woodland between Chartham and Godmersham, with farmland to either side, although this year the council covered the hard pack/muddy trail with gravel that looks suspiciously similar to cat litter:
And more:
Cold and a bit bleak between Wye and Ashford (although it's beautiful in spring and summer):
The village of Wye:
The long, straight road out of Wye heading back in the direction of Godmersham:
And St. Dunstan's in Canterbury (which is still very similar to the cover of Caravan's 1976 album Blind Dog at St. Dunstan's):
And, no, I don't know why the sign is advertising 'veganic veg' . . .
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Nice, like the Caravan reference, slightly less dogs in that shot though . And the council have started covering tracks around here in hard packed gravel too, making a right mess 
Sat looking out at the grey sky very unmotivated. However once out, as is usually the case, i had a great time.
It drizzled for a bit, then the sun came out, then drizzled some more before settling down. I could see some grim looking weather in the distance, but being no where near i only felt pity for a short spell before continuing on my ride. The temp was perfect, and no cold wind today.
I only went for a short loop but ended up extending it a bit, though all the link tracks are very muddy, partly from the rain but mostly from farmers who seem to have been driving down them all in their tractors churning everything up. Makes for hard work, but that sensation you get when you pop out onto tarmac after putting in a lot of effort off-road and carry on putting in the same effort, you end up flying
Quite a lot of people out today, either walking themselves, their dogs or just bumbling bored. Hardwick, though the main house is closed, was quite busy.
Nice ride on a nice day.
. And the council have started covering tracks around here in hard packed gravel too, making a right mess Sat looking out at the grey sky very unmotivated. However once out, as is usually the case, i had a great time.
It drizzled for a bit, then the sun came out, then drizzled some more before settling down. I could see some grim looking weather in the distance, but being no where near i only felt pity for a short spell before continuing on my ride. The temp was perfect, and no cold wind today.
I only went for a short loop but ended up extending it a bit, though all the link tracks are very muddy, partly from the rain but mostly from farmers who seem to have been driving down them all in their tractors churning everything up. Makes for hard work, but that sensation you get when you pop out onto tarmac after putting in a lot of effort off-road and carry on putting in the same effort, you end up flying
Quite a lot of people out today, either walking themselves, their dogs or just bumbling bored. Hardwick, though the main house is closed, was quite busy.
Nice ride on a nice day.
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Parked the Sunday run for Monday instead. This morning, sort of chilly 5 degrees dropping to more chilly 3-4 out on the Downs, mainly clear skies with a touch of high cloud. Big full moon and a glorious sunrise. It was a perfect winters ride clocking in at just shy of 34 miles. Sadly I forgot my phone so no pic's so here's Mr Hanky instead :mrgreen:
Parked the Sunday run for Monday instead. This morning, sort of chilly 5 degrees dropping to more chilly 3-4 out on the Downs, mainly clear skies with a touch of high cloud. Big full moon and a glorious sunrise. It was a perfect winters ride clocking in at just shy of 34 miles. Sadly I forgot my phone so no pic's so here's Mr Hanky instead :mrgreen:
Following on from Ross’s nice woodland pic this morning I too had a nice fresh morning ride in NE England....
Hartlepool Marina loch gates looking out to sea....
Nice steady 20 mile ride after walking the kids to school taking in Seaton Carew and then on to the historic Headland...
Andy
Hartlepool Marina loch gates looking out to sea....
Nice steady 20 mile ride after walking the kids to school taking in Seaton Carew and then on to the historic Headland...
Andy
