The thaw had just started. Those in the know understand that old railway tracks that have been converted to bridleways have a surface that has the consistency of porridge in these conditions. We were also using our mountain bikes that were set up for the summer, no mudguards. The result can be seen below!
In the cafe we stood in the entrance to drink coffee and eat cake. Sitting down was not an option as it appeared as if we had been sprayed with a thin layer of concrete
Kate received her GCSE certificates and a prize for textiles and Lynne and I found things to worry about. Suprisingly the weather was the same as last year, for this weekend, sunny. So on Saturday we did the same as last year went for a ride around Buxton.
Smalldale – Tideswell – Eyam – Stoney Middleton – Cressbrook – Litton – Tideswell – Smalldale
Where the sun did not shine it was a wee bit chilly
Sarah , Isabel, Mark and a strange dog
We are not sure what Mark is doing here, my only suggestion is that he is deeply inhaling the country air.
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This came as quite a surprise
26th October Wednesday
I needed to check my e-mail. This is not an easy matter in this part of France, Blois was the nearest place that had an Internet Cafe and that was over 30 minutes in the car.
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