Beach riding on the Fatty

I'm still missing my camera but hopefully a new one should be delivered next week. In the meantime I tried using my phone but didn't bother to post as the pictures were so poor. These pictures are taken on the little Vivitar camera which has an awfully small lens and aperture.

The weather forecast was quite poor on Saturday morning, so I took the Fatty out for a blast along the coast. I went east to Whitesands with clouds gathering and spots of rain in the freshening easterly wind.

I had plenty of empty beach, just the birds for company, and Fly of course.

There's not much chance of getting Fly to stay still for a photo.

On one Floater tyre print. If you read Fat Bike forums, you may be surprised to see this as these tyres are apparently no use for sand? eh?

It always amazes me how a bit of cold and damp drives people indoors. If you are prepared to put up with a bit of discomfort from the weather, then there are miles of empty coastline to be explored. Not the longest of rides but a fine way to spend a Saturday morning.

Mid Week Cycle 20th Feb

I missed out on Sunday's great weather but managed to finish work on time today and was home by 5pm. Although it was a cloudy evening, the nights are slowly drawing out and I grabbed the opportunity to have a quick hour on the trucker. On the way to Barns Ness lighthouse I stopped at White Sands to take a couple of pics whilst there was still some light.

Unfortunately the battery failed on the camera. I suspected it was getting low and I have to get a spare for times like this. There was bitter wind at the lighthouse so I quickly turned around and stopped at the beach on the way back for a cup of coffee. Just the sound of the waves and the oystercatchers in the distance.

Camera battery flat, my battery recharged; off I went home.