Today's Ride

[CassidyAce]

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I don't know when, if ever, I'll get a long enough period of freedom from responsibility to go for a 40 mile ride. Today was a trip to Wye and back. 9 degrees but with a wind chill factor taking it down to a 'feels like' six degrees. Fresh and with a moderate headwind on the way back, it was beautiful in the sunshine.

Looking over to the village of Chartham.


Catha's Seat. Catha (or Catharine) was involved in the design of the cycle route but died in 1998. The seat commemorates her and provides a magnificent view.

The view from Catha's Seat. Chilham Castle is just about visible in the photo but that's due to the focal length of the camera: it appears closer and, therefore, larger to the naked eye. It's a fitting tribute to Catha to whom I owe a debt of gratitude for the great route she plotted.


And the season of rebirth is starting: daffodils here and there, and a few lambs in the fields. One, here, half hidden behind the twig, was curious about the strange creature passing by.

 

[al-onestare]

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Great to see lot's of pictures. Back on the bike today after Project GTFOOL completed last Tuesday. Now operation Green Door begins.

25 mph head-wind, had to take a diversion as it got way too sketchy on exposed parts so up and over into the BIG CITY before a scoot back up to new HQ. Absolutely buzzing :mrgreen:

 

[CassidyAce]

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Looks a long way away from SE London and West Kent. I still count myself lucky that I'm not spending three hours a day commuting from Otford to Blackfriars anymore, and I stopped that over twenty years ago. Good luck.

 

[al-onestare]

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Looks a long way away from SE London and West Kent. I still count myself lucky that I'm not spending three hours a day commuting from Otford to Blackfriars anymore, and I stopped that over twenty years ago. Good luck.

It's pretty much as west as you can go without boarding a boat

 

[CassidyAce]

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Brief ride today to the sea and back. The Palisades is my commuter bike and it's been getting some TLC this weekend, so I took it out to fine tune the indexing, etc. The saddle is still creaking like a very creaky thing and there's a ticking noise that sounds like it's coming from the region of the cassette; I haven't managed to suss out what's causing that yet.

Sunny but cold: 4 degrees but with a wind chill factor giving it a 'feels like' of 1 degree. Not a lot of people about.

 

[mk one]

Some great pics, need to get back to the sea, soon.

And al, i hope your settling in ok and wishing you and family the best for the future, no doubt the best choice

Just a pic from my run up in the mountains this morning, only a couple of others up there making the most of the peace and quiet. By the time i got down the car parks were full and most were setting off up for the day.

 

[longun]

Some great pics, need to get back to the sea, soon.

And al, i hope your settling in ok and wishing you and family the best for the future, no doubt the best choice

Just a pic from my run up in the mountains this morning, only a couple of others up there making the most of the peace and quiet. By the time i got down the car parks were full and most were setting off up for the day.

 

[al-onestare]

Some great pics, need to get back to the sea, soon.

And al, i hope your settling in ok and wishing you and family the best for the future, no doubt the best choice

Just a pic from my run up in the mountains this morning, only a couple of others up there making the most of the peace and quiet. By the time i got down the car parks were full and most were setting off up for the day.

Beautiful! Cheers dude - apart from living in a freezing cold house, it's all good so far. Central heating installation begins at the end of April and will take 3 weeks :facepalm:

The last week or so has been manic but equally superb with some great weather; too many brilliant vista's to take pic's of. This morning, very still, about 1 rising to 3-4 in the sun, dry, blue skies and golden sunshine. I finally got over to St Ives...well the top of the hill at least...before needing to head back in time for the virtual grind-stone. For the first hour, I saw 2 cars and nobody else. Lovely stuff!

Some cracking lung work-out after Zennor, it's definitely easier heading west than east

 

[mk one]

Some great pics, need to get back to the sea, soon.

And al, i hope your settling in ok and wishing you and family the best for the future, no doubt the best choice

Just a pic from my run up in the mountains this morning, only a couple of others up there making the most of the peace and quiet. By the time i got down the car parks were full and most were setting off up for the day.

Beautiful! Cheers dude - apart from living in a freezing cold house, it's all good so far. Central heating installation begins at the end of April and will take 3 weeks :facepalm:

The last week or so has been manic but equally superb with some great weather; too many brilliant vista's to take pic's of. This morning, very still, about 1 rising to 3-4 in the sun, dry, blue skies and golden sunshine. I finally got over to St Ives...well the top of the hill at least...before needing to head back in time for the virtual grind-stone. For the first hour, I saw 2 cars and nobody else. Lovely stuff!

Some cracking lung work-out after Zennor, it's definitely easier heading west than east

make the most of it, if ever the restrictions are lifted you will be swamped by plenty of people im sure

 

[mk one]

Damp slippy slidey day,

Morning rain hadn't soaked into the hard ground so the top layer was like ice, hard work going uphill. Just a short ride to get some fresh air.