Your ride today....

[Mike_P]

Not from my ride today, but a week ago ........... Sorry, but the delay was due to recovery from the shock!
Let me explain........
I'd only just left home, and in the first mile, I was going along a quiet country lane, and I knew there were no other vehicles nearby.
Suddenly, there was an enormous 'WHOOSHING' noise, and I was totally discombobulated. Was a super-car (lambo or similar) coming from behind at about 90MPH? I took to the grass verge as a Tornado fighter jet flew over the hedge! The noise was phenomenal. It must have been at the lower altitude limit - It's the closest I've been to a jet I wasn't boarding.
Here in Norfolk, they are training most days, but usually so high up it's difficult to spot them.

I once flattened myself on the ground sure a Hercules was going to hit me.

 

[tarric]

I'm in the Picos at the moment so I had a ride and a hike today, a ride of around 18km and a hike of about 7.5km.
The ride out was fine the first bit about 3km offroad and mostly down hill followed by 6km on the road again mostly down hill, I must say the brakes are getting a good workout. Then it was a hike, two reasons the first they don't allow bikes and the second you wouldn't want to take your bike. Followed by a Menu Del Dia to refuel for the return which I stayed on the road as I didn't fancy some of the uphill offroad on the return.

All I can say is thank you for electricity, maybe 20 or 30 years ago with a lighter bike I could have done it but not now.