Chaplog tries hard In which an ageing climber comes to terms with life closer to the ground.

Lynne and Judy – in blue and yellow – S.Gimignano

We stayed in a house close to Pomarance which was only a few miles from Volterra a place that we had visited last year. We chose the area because there were a number of forests that had scenic roads running through them.

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I had a hard disk failure and have had to purchase a new motherboard and while I was about it I added to the memory and increased the hard disk space. In essence a new computer. We have had some good rides recently two that stood out were our visits to the Wirral and the forest of Bowland.

The Wirral cycle track – hanging gardens of the Wirral

Looking across to Liverpool from Birkenhead

The last time we noticed the large number of cranes. A lot of buildings are now completed.

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