Saturday 4 May 2013

The wind continues unabated but spring is flexing its nascent muscles. There is a hint of warmth in the air. So, 96 rides so far this year, 2013. Bike in good nick. Rider trying.
Left Cheadle Heath, went along side roads and parks to Sainsbury's in Hazel grove, down the side route to Offerton and down the hill then up and left down to the Goyt Valley. Cows paddling in the river. Flies waking with the smell of fresh horse dung hanging in the air. Past the new hydro station near the garden centre, along the rough old track, through the farmyard and out at Bredbury Hall. Left along Newbridge Lane to Stockport and up side alleys to the Town Hall and Edgeley and back to Cheadle Heath. What used to seem like a marathon now seems a quick twirl. Must be the new Aldi shorts. Ha