It's been too long. Far too long. It seems another lifetime since I doggedly contributed my commute to this thread.
The Zwift subscription has been cancelled. The lycra donned. Clipped back in and off we go.
I'm conscious of not leaving Peggy alone for too long, as she gets upset. The neighbours say she howls when I leave her. An hour after returning from a 4 mile walk - or for Peggy 10 miles, I was back out pedalling.
Tried the Dearne Way from Bolton on Dearne ( Brian Blessed's home town), was greeted with this.
The One Planet: Kill It knobs have been through here. A lot of rural land around here looks like this...
After a mile or so I encountered a plucky old boy, must have been in his mid 70's, pushing his bike, asking me how much further it went on like this for...
Fortunately I didn't have to put up with this for too long. Another half mile or so and it was a rideable trail again.
Picked up the TPT near Wombwell, going north before it peters out near Cudworth.
Bit of a legend was Archie. Remarkably, he only had sight in one eye.
I'd lost a bit of momentum by now. It was turning into a mixed ride, with some busy roads thrown in.
Then I found countryside again.
A big house.
Hooton Pagnell Hall
It's grim up north. Goldthorpe. Still not recovered from the death of the coal industry. (Sorry about the finger).
On the way home...
31 miles. 7°c. Cloudy. Light breeze. Need to get out more.
The Zwift subscription has been cancelled. The lycra donned. Clipped back in and off we go.
I'm conscious of not leaving Peggy alone for too long, as she gets upset. The neighbours say she howls when I leave her. An hour after returning from a 4 mile walk - or for Peggy 10 miles, I was back out pedalling.
Tried the Dearne Way from Bolton on Dearne ( Brian Blessed's home town), was greeted with this.
The One Planet: Kill It knobs have been through here. A lot of rural land around here looks like this...
After a mile or so I encountered a plucky old boy, must have been in his mid 70's, pushing his bike, asking me how much further it went on like this for...
Fortunately I didn't have to put up with this for too long. Another half mile or so and it was a rideable trail again.
Picked up the TPT near Wombwell, going north before it peters out near Cudworth.
Bit of a legend was Archie. Remarkably, he only had sight in one eye.
I'd lost a bit of momentum by now. It was turning into a mixed ride, with some busy roads thrown in.
Then I found countryside again.
A big house.Hooton Pagnell Hall
It's grim up north. Goldthorpe. Still not recovered from the death of the coal industry. (Sorry about the finger).
On the way home...
31 miles. 7°c. Cloudy. Light breeze. Need to get out more.
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k- I can see Tintwistle Knarr!
