Things you’ve done for the first time recently…

Really wild on that road was it? 😛

Even more so…in an empty remote car park

I’m off into the hills with the bivy bag for a couple of nights today…but I’ve done that a few times before 😜

I had a blind stoker on the back of my tandem for the first time. Older guy who used to ride lots before his sight faded. We’d never met before, but managed 20 minutes without crashing…

We’re doing 60 miles to Hawes in the Dales at the beginning of September (and back the next day) so we’re going to have to get some miles in! Already ordered the slick tyres…

Started baking cakes. So far have made 3 lemon drizzle cakes, loads of scones, banana bread and 2 pavlovas – all have been a complete success especially the pavlovas. Also made about a pint of homemade mayonnaise with the egg yokes from making the pavlova. Sadly the interest in baking and the eating of the results have been directly inverse to my exercise and fitness 🙁

Had a poo in my own caravan.

Switched on my old Peavey Triumph 60 guitar amp. Incredibly loud in the early 90’s. Still loud but the master volume seems very hissy. Hoping mice or other varmints haven’t been abiding within during the amps slumber in the loft.

Shaved my head with safety razor.

Got to the top of a road climb that hits a peak of ~33% without putting a foot down while on a ~16Kg hybrid, after I killed my ~8.5Kg road bike’s freehub on Saturday morning.

If this topic is still open, I have another entry…

Cutaway from a spinning canopy at relatively low altitude. I’m not sure if it was exciting or not yet, but the main and reserve free bag were both found, so it could have been worse.

Flip that! Glad you are still here to tell the tale Willard!