Today we met at Westerham, me, C and N2. R was there also to guide us round the course - so handy to have someone who knows the locale and doesn't need to stand at the roadside gawping mindlessly at country direction signs. We climbed some very steep hills and negotiated some wet and muddy lanes, I really need some mudguards - more purchases to be made at Condors!
It was quite mild but a bit drizzly - wet cycle shorts all round. We did around two hours - all very satisfying.
C has set up his website - we are both fretting about who to ask, neither of us is keen to "beg" - not in our nature!
Watching "Kill Bill" on BBC2 as I type, it's a bit more violent than I thought it would be but still quite watchable. I am fairly squeamish you know!! The humorous bits in it mark it out as Tarantino - who else has employed Uma Thurman as much?? Interestingly some of the music in the film has been stolen and used in "X-Factor". How wrong. I'd rather be watching "Lost In Translation" if I'm honest, too much martial arts in this one for me.
Showing posts with label Westerham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Westerham. Show all posts
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
Purchases made at Condors, Grays Inn Road yesterday
- New sunglasses
- Thermal Socks
- Over shoe covers to keep out the cold
- Back Light
- and some toe warmers for £2.50
Guaranteed to get me up to 40 miles on Sunday! N2 and C will be in attendance.
See you at Westerham, 10am, don't be late.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
20 miles - excellent
90 in 6 days! What can I say.
I would show you some photos that I took on my phone but I can't find my bluetooth dongle. So apologies - they weren't that exciting anyway.
R and myself met in Westerham at 10. It was like a Sunday morning - nothing like a working day although I know of only a handful of people working these three days. We cycled up some very steep hills and after the last one which rose around 100m we were rewarded with a fantastic view of Bough Beech Reservoir where we stopped for a satsuma. I was knackered by this point but we did do 20 miles in two hours which is an improvement over the last three days.
We returned to Westerham 10 minutes over our parking time. A Traffic Warden turned up as we were loading our bikes but he was ok that even though we were over time we had bought a ticket and he clocked someone else instead who had parked without one. I have met less friendly Wardens in my time which I think is a compliment.
While I make this entry I am watching Fanny Craddock cooking for Christmas on BBC4. She's been dead for about 20 years I'd say but she seems a bit of a nazi really, a bit of an old fashioned Ramsay. I do remember her vaguely, mostly for the fact that her husband appeared on tv with her and she nagged him throughout the whole program.....not much has changed has it ;-)
R and I had our annual New Year conversation about
a) how much we hate work
b) how much we would like to give up work
c) how we say this every year
d) how we never do anything about it
Well maybe this is the year....!
I would show you some photos that I took on my phone but I can't find my bluetooth dongle. So apologies - they weren't that exciting anyway.
R and myself met in Westerham at 10. It was like a Sunday morning - nothing like a working day although I know of only a handful of people working these three days. We cycled up some very steep hills and after the last one which rose around 100m we were rewarded with a fantastic view of Bough Beech Reservoir where we stopped for a satsuma. I was knackered by this point but we did do 20 miles in two hours which is an improvement over the last three days.
We returned to Westerham 10 minutes over our parking time. A Traffic Warden turned up as we were loading our bikes but he was ok that even though we were over time we had bought a ticket and he clocked someone else instead who had parked without one. I have met less friendly Wardens in my time which I think is a compliment.
While I make this entry I am watching Fanny Craddock cooking for Christmas on BBC4. She's been dead for about 20 years I'd say but she seems a bit of a nazi really, a bit of an old fashioned Ramsay. I do remember her vaguely, mostly for the fact that her husband appeared on tv with her and she nagged him throughout the whole program.....not much has changed has it ;-)
R and I had our annual New Year conversation about
a) how much we hate work
b) how much we would like to give up work
c) how we say this every year
d) how we never do anything about it
Well maybe this is the year....!
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