I really meant to get the LHT out for some more serious miles this weekend but I got too tied up with other matters. By Sunday afternoon I had a chance to get down to the harbour to sort out a few things on the Heron, so as it was going to be a short ride, I grabbed the Fatty. Turned into an hour to cover half a mile.
The wind was fair whipping through town and it would have been a hard pedal out on the open roads so I just wandered about, bouncing off rocks and marveling at the grip.
When I finally calmed down, and started acting my age, I paddled out to the Heron to start to get her ready for coming back onto land for winter. I tidied up, put the kettle on, then sat in the September sun re-reading the Riddle of the Sands. Not exactly what was planned but very pleasant none the less.
I did manage some tasks, cleaning up an old multiplier reel, but generally it was a lazy afternoon.
This lady came over to visit whilst 'Sammy' the bull seal was away but she wouldn't pose for a photo.
The Fatty is a lot of fun, and a lot of exercise, but I have to get the 'trucker back out for more regular slow paced outings.
Cycle or a sail this weekend, could be the last chance for a sail before the boats come out, kind of depressing really......
ReplyDeleteI would like to get out on the boats. There will still be cycling in the winter but time is getting awfully short for sailing.
DeleteYee gods those are seriously fat tyres!
ReplyDeleteThey're fat, but Google "Surly Moonlander" if you want to see serious fat.
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