Today's Ride
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CassidyAce
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Country lanes and farmland—it was a road ride to Sandwich, and back again, today. Not as sunny as Good Friday but it was good riding weather all the same.
Perhaps it was Covid, perhaps it was just a cold, but Thursday and Friday, through to Saturday were a bit of a snotty, tired struggle. I got out for some sea air on the A'ha, traversing tourists to at least get some miles in after work on Thursday. Round the back of Marazion looking to our second home:
After resting up a bit, and a thoroughly good walk on Sunday, yesterdays morning ride was a peach. Many tourists had left, the roads were quiet and the weather was spot on: blue skies, high cloud and sunshine, crisp 6, rising to 8 with a slight SSE wind. Down in Lamorna is was chilly as ever, but the climb out to Paul was brill, the lungs full of fresh air.
After resting up a bit, and a thoroughly good walk on Sunday, yesterdays morning ride was a peach. Many tourists had left, the roads were quiet and the weather was spot on: blue skies, high cloud and sunshine, crisp 6, rising to 8 with a slight SSE wind. Down in Lamorna is was chilly as ever, but the climb out to Paul was brill, the lungs full of fresh air.
Busy couple of days coming up so thankful for another beautiful morning ride. It's days like this where all my gripes about endless fog, rain or gales disappear into the ether. Cool 6 degrees a little warmer in the sun, light NE breeze, high cloud, the odd patch of blue sky.
Mousehole was quiet after the Easter weekend and it was far too early for any holiday makers to be out and about. Decided to take Chywoone Hill just for the hell of it out of Newlyn around the corner.
Mousehole was quiet after the Easter weekend and it was far too early for any holiday makers to be out and about. Decided to take Chywoone Hill just for the hell of it out of Newlyn around the corner.
CassidyAce
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^^^ Looks good. Where is it?
Swinley Forest. It can be a good ride depending when I visit. Forget weekends as just full. The red route is being ruined by the people who run/maintain the trails. They are sanitising parts with sand and running board. Wish people would leave things alone.
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Took the Rockhopper out for a 10 mile jolly, I have to cut the fleet down and am taking each bike on the same ride ready for the difficult decision on which to part with.
I remember climbing out of Mousehole with full panniers on my Lava Dome and was thinking of stopping, (just to admire the view of coarse), just as a coachload of German tourists were walking down, they parted to either side of the road and clapped and cheered me all the way to the top. Great memory, great place.Busy couple of days coming up so thankful for another beautiful morning ride. It's days like this where all my gripes about endless fog, rain or gales disappear into the ether. Cool 6 degrees a little warmer in the sun, light NE breeze, high cloud, the odd patch of blue sky.
Mousehole was quiet after the Easter weekend and it was far too early for any holiday makers to be out and about. Decided to take Chywoone Hill just for the hell of it out of Newlyn around the corner.
With those hazy warm tones it looks like it was a sweltering summers day. Very jealous. Fireroads for days?
