After the briefest of lie-ins, it was out with the dogs for a couple of miles each before breakfast. With breakfast out of the way, Sue made her way to work and I was left home alone. I spent the morning pottering around including putting the Christmas boxes back in the attic for another year….
Kev Walks
Lichfield and Rain
I was half-heartedly prepared for a parkrun, this morning, but opted for a little more quality sleep. I should have got up and walked the dogs but it was absolutely hammer down with rain. Maybe doggy walks later ? I finally rolled out of bed just before half eight. Once the dogs were fed, I…
Dentist
As usual, the dogs woke me at around five. I let them out into the garden to perform their ablutions before nipping back to bed for an hour (me, not the dogs). I got up proper just before six and donning my headset caught the end of Tweet of the Day (macaws). Gabby was the…
Crash
After cycling into work, in the dry, I was prepared for the forecasted wet ride home. To get ready for the return leg, I dressed as usual with the addition of some leg ‘warmers’, overshoes and a rain jacket. My trip home consisted of riding along the canals, mainly the Birmingham Fazeley, to Castle Vale…
Biking and Beer
A few weeks ago, I discovered that a company was putting on a cycling event not too far away from home. The event was described as a sportive starting from the Purity brewery near Alcester. There was a choice of routes, aptly named The Half Pint (35 miles) and The Full Pint (52 miles). As…