In years to come, when they ask, what will you say?

Spent all day arguing endlessly on a bike forum?

Not me! 🙂

Took the old steel Marin out for a lovely ride around the tracks and trails. Green fields, hedgerows positively burgeoning with life. Lovely. Lovely. Lovely.

Well, until I remembered that while my old skool Michelin Wildgripper Sprint semi-slicks (yes, the green ones) are all of the wikkid-fast in the dry, they’re awful at the merest hint of moisture.
🙂

Still, a lovely day!

Took advantage of fewer cars on the road to have a relatively fuss-free hack on the road bike…

Had a bimble with the family in the FOD.

Street party. Brilliant.

Went for a surf. 8ft foamie hire board and had the most fun I’ve had in years.

Retiring the short boards I think and getting me a fat boy flyer.

Sea was warm too.

Went to Upfest and admired street art. Went to Grimsbury Farm and saw my daughters face light up once more to see the animals etc.

That was enough for me.

Cleaned up the detritus after the street party/my birthday…didn’t find any vomit but i think there was wee on the carpet in one spot.

Ran 21K, biked 50K and then watched plastic ducks racing down a stream.

Good weekend 😀

We went to the lakes with the caravan, came home yesterday and went to South Shields today where I got addicted to the two penny prize slots.

Something wrong with me. I read sc-xc’s post and read this:

Slept off yesterdays beer fest hangover, went to see Prometheus, did some gardening and Bond is on at nine, absolutely no jubilee at all 🙂

Spent yet another day under a ford focus, whacking it with the full gamut of hammers from fine to coarse grade.

Went out for a ride this morning and am now the only sober person at a party. Joy.

Well today I took Cara the labrador from home to leeds along the canal.
…Then we sort of kept on going.
Eventually stopped at the cafe at bingley 5 rise locks.
Ordered a humungous english breakfast…..shared with the dog who was famished after 25 miles of running.
Train back to woodlesford.
Good half day!

Early morning bike fettling
Playdoh-ing with ‘the monkey’
30 miles of sunny evening road ride with 2 pub stops

Got drunk.

Went round the back o’Skiddaw and then went to a street party in my village – only just come back to put kids to bed – fantastic!

Been out riding around the city and sorting out stuff for my new job. serviced a bike, sorted my camping kit, arranged the next trip, plotted routes for it.

Rode Kirroughtree with my two sons, then into Kirkudbright for the Jubilee celebrations – flags, pipes, bands, lanterns, fireworks – these rebellious Scots know how to celebrate a Royal occasion. 😀

spent today getting sunburnt walking on the north devon coast,

Let the legs recover from a weekend of riding to be ready for tomorrow’s ride, sorted out bikes and old biking gear, wandered round shops looking at cross bikes and tyres. Enjoyable lazy day!

Rode from Dollegau to Barmouth with Mrs CW. Ate our sandwiches with a coffee. Had an ice-cream. Sat on the beach. Rode back, stopped for a pint on the way.

Sat outside a cottage overlooking CYB. No TV. Listening to CSNY, with a beer.

This Jubilee thing’s alright innit.

Abandoned unpacking boxes in my new house …

– Rode my first Audax on Saturday: 110km round Anglesey, loved it!
– Holed up for a couple of days with new chap 😉
– Out in the mountains all day tomorrow

Fantastic weekend 🙂 Not sure what that Jubilee thing was though …

Walked the length of Loch Ericht with a great DofE group, after spending night at Ben Alder bothy. Sun shone, wind blew – Highlands at thier best!

Managed to go for a bike ride/hill walk in the Ben Alder area on Sat. Kayaked around Loch Lubnaig yesterday. Dipped my toe into the ‘argue-a-thon’ last night. I keep looking at the arguement threads like a rubber necking spectator. Some of these guys are argue olympians that have been at it for days. I am a bit scared to enter the fray now.

Sue, re bullet point number two……

😀

Athgray, argualympians, surely? 🙂

Today I minced across Dalby, and saw a young fox that stood right next to us. We watched him for a while, he just pootled about, foraged for insects in the undergrowth, and then sauntered off into the trees.

edit: Although I’m not a daddy. Also I saw a black rabbit in Dalby.

I have been to 3 of the local street parties. the kids loved it. to be honest id have sooner been doing someting else

I fixed a thermostat fault on the air compressor and replace a leak detector (I’m at work, obviously)

Went to watch Mike Hall finish his round the world epic. Also 2 days in Wales over weekend. Tired now.

Edited riding footage from this weekend at Swinley and a couple of weeks ago in the Lakes, then went to a couple of jubilee house parties. Good times.

Slept got up had lunch went back to bed in the afternoon got up went back to work. Same as must days really.

Yesterday, we went to an artists house and saw this on her drive

rhino made from old tyres

this in her hallway

man made from cardboard

then we went to a gallery and saw

mosquito on penny farthing

and then today I took the kids for a bit of this

Spring-cleaned my toy box

same as I always do at this time of year.. went and sat in the park with my mates (and most of the rest of the town’s inhabitants) and drank fine booze whilst listening to live music..

Sorry CFH, I find this disrespectful to the Lodge of Big Hitters, and to be fair, you knock on its door from time to time.

I mean can’t you remember where you were during the “Aeroplane on a conveyer belt thread” – you’re too young for JFK’s death aren’t you ❓

Im quite enjoying the argue-a-ton it’s quite amusing 😆

Anyway, i did a bit of this:

Drove back from Les Gets, whats the argue-a-thon this time?

Just got back from a night ride – we timed it to attend lighting of the beacon at Gibbet Hill. The beacon was a bit of a limp biscuit but joining a thousand or so up the hill was fun. Great descent back home 😀

They set fire to a limp biscuit?

I had a pleasant pootle round the trails near where nutters had just run the Hallam Chase and saw next to no-one. However when I got back I found my Republican Her Indoors avidly watching Jubilee tat on the telly. I don’t understand why somebody who has spent years moaning about the monarchy wants to watch what was crap tv anyway!