My other half, Mark, is off on a bike ride tomorrow with his 18 year old son, Jack. They will be covering the majority of the Downs Link Bridleway which starts in Shoreham (West Sussex) and runs all the way to Guildford (although they are only going as far as Cranleigh). The weather forecast is for sweltering temperatures tomorrow and heavy downpours on Thursday so they will have all extremes to deal with – I’m so glad I’m not going – I am a fair weather cyclist (runner and walker too).
I have done the ride myself back in 2008 with Mark and we enjoyed our first Youth Hostel experience in Holmbury St Mary which was our overnight stop. It was also my first experience of sleeping in a bunk bed! The 40 miles on the first day were fine but the last 10 or so on the way back the following day were very tough. Jack has my padded gel saddle cover but I fear for his comfort!! I recall not really wanting to sit on the saddle for the last few miles!
So, with a whole evening to myself, what on earth will I do? No dinner to cook, sandwiches to make or odd jobs to attend to … of course I could spend my time crafting, soaking in a lovely hot bubbly bath, reading a good book, chatting to a friend on the phone without interruption or a myriad of other self indulgent girly things. But no, I will sacrifice all these and take #1 son out for something to eat (but not until the Champions Trophy Cricket semi-final is over – this is Andrew getting his priorities right!). Having only just got him back from Uni there is much to catch up on. So while the cats are away, the mice won’t exactly be playing but they will be enjoying each others company. What could be better than that?
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