After a disastrous Wednesday resulting in being bed bound yesterday, I joined Carole this evening for a chinese takeaway and a few chilled Nastro Azzuros. Definitely the way to banish a few blues Andy
FINALLY.... completed The Times (Irish - I know I leave myself open to jokes by qualifying it thus) cryptic crossword this afternoon. It’s taken the best part of a year to get there!
Helped with Christmas lights in London omega regent street and old Bond Street, and saw some London sights, now off to bed
You lucky boy as i have taken mine of the road nowget out while you still can and have fun.....p.s put some warm clothes on
I’ve never sorned my bikes just in case we get decent days over winter. A couple of years ago I was out riding with a pal on the 29th December in glorious sunshine and it was 14C
In my own defence m’lud, I didn’t mean it had taken me a year to do that particular one, but I can see how it might be interpreted that way hence I left it as such to incite some fun-poking . I actually meant I started doing them a year ago. That’s not to say I’ll be successful every day from now on as the fecking things are so obfuscating!
Well done. I started doing cryptic crosswords about 20 years ago ( the today newspaper) and now do the telegraph one ( a friend emails me the crossword I don’t buy the paper though) very rarely finish it though
I used to do every christmas day which was great,unless it snowed of course but yes i do agree if you have the time and the right bike..why notand you like cleaning
You should have ridden the road up the middle from Chepstow to Coleford, probably the better option IMHO. The Tintern road back is OK but tends to be stuffed up with traffic through the wiggly bit each time I try it. Bet the colours were good.
Did the route clockwise and so went North on the Tintern road. It was virtually empty (time of year, I guess) and therefore lots of fun!. Chepstow to Coleford road is the one that goes through St Briavels is a good road but I would say that our route was as good. Fantastic time to be in the Forest as the colours are great. Just have to watch the road surface a bit with soggy leaves.
It does get my goat with all the shit Christmas ads (which I know for a fact are filmed in Summer) with the fake snow and woolly hats trying to disguise the fact that the actors are sweating their arses off. If you are a soft southerner then it never snows at Christmas. Quite often, it is a brilliant riding day with empty roads. If it wasn't for the fact that I have a family do in Wiltshire to go to, then the Forest of Dean would be the place!
