Having acknowledged and accepted that the weather in Scotland in March is unlikely to be particularly favourable to cycling, I went out for a 60mile ride on Saturday. It was wet and it was cold.
I quickly found out that whilst things may be waterproof for a 15 min ride to school, they're not waterproof for much longer than this. Also found out that I need some gloves.
Cycled up along side the River Severn towards Gloucester and stopped after 30 miles for a late lunch. The pub didn't have any veggie options on their board and after being told "just to have a steak mate", I was offered a veggie lasagne. Spent the whole time dripping on the floor and listening to some elderly locals betting about what the price for a ton of potatoes would be and whether or not there would be a hosepipe ban in August- the theme tune from Titanic was playing loudly.
Went past the world's/Gloucestershire's biggest Give Way! sign- and I did, naturally.
It was National Tree week so I took a picture of a single oak tree looking very grand in a flooded field but it didn't work out so you'll have to imagine it instead.
Smell of wood burning stoves and fires was beautiful. Riding back along the A38 at 5pm in torrential rain was not.
As long as there's a bath at the end of a long days ride in the rain in March, I think i'll be ok-ish.
Greg Wilson's Festival Anthems mix was a brilliant one to have on the run back to Bristol!
http://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/greg-wilson-festival-anthems
Thank you Mr Wilson!
I quickly found out that whilst things may be waterproof for a 15 min ride to school, they're not waterproof for much longer than this. Also found out that I need some gloves.
Cycled up along side the River Severn towards Gloucester and stopped after 30 miles for a late lunch. The pub didn't have any veggie options on their board and after being told "just to have a steak mate", I was offered a veggie lasagne. Spent the whole time dripping on the floor and listening to some elderly locals betting about what the price for a ton of potatoes would be and whether or not there would be a hosepipe ban in August- the theme tune from Titanic was playing loudly.
Went past the world's/Gloucestershire's biggest Give Way! sign- and I did, naturally.
It was National Tree week so I took a picture of a single oak tree looking very grand in a flooded field but it didn't work out so you'll have to imagine it instead.
Smell of wood burning stoves and fires was beautiful. Riding back along the A38 at 5pm in torrential rain was not.
As long as there's a bath at the end of a long days ride in the rain in March, I think i'll be ok-ish.
Greg Wilson's Festival Anthems mix was a brilliant one to have on the run back to Bristol!
http://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/greg-wilson-festival-anthems
Thank you Mr Wilson!
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