First, virtuous. No decorating, but we braved Ikea on Saturday night to get a mattress for spare bed and have just moved mattresses and bedding around - so tonight will be our first night in the new bedroom! Installed a new fence panel and moved tumble dryer and freezer outside. Fun bits now - pub on Friday night and walked down to Eastleigh the morning after to retrieve the car. I seemed to talk running alot with M and I'm now contemplating circuits - some time!
Then I headed off to Holmsley Station tea rooms to meet up with G. We went for a 7k wander in a vaguely Burley direction - lots of ponies and a huge area of burned heather and 2 big ponds I'd never spotted before - which you can see in the photo - courtesy of G. Came back along the disused railway line. It was a beautiful day & it was fabulous to catch up properly with G - great chat. We then had lunch in the tea rooms - welsh rarebit followed by the most gorgeous merigue shells filled with cream & some fruit - so I think I compensated well for the walk! The weather was very non February - sunny and close to being warm. And I loved the opportunity to walk as I don't get many.
Cycling today. As it was just Husband, Goldfish and me, we opted for a long-ish route new to me & Husband - an HCC route but it was tweaked both before and durin
g the ride. Tweak one was to start from South Wonston instead of Cheesefoot Head so we would tackle the more challenging bit earlier in the ride. Tweak 2 was at Cheesefoot Head - where Husband talked us into a change that was then scuppered by the army having red flags up. Tweak 3 was in Winchester where the boys decided on the climb up Stanmore Lane - long long hill - but did avoid some nastier roads. Tweak 4 was brought on by us missing a turning - quite pleased with the resulting change in route though as it meant less road. No punctures, my lovely new windstopper jacket performed well as did our new thermos flask - so we were able to have a cup of tea at the end. Tired now - my legs aren't aching but do feel worked.
g the ride. Tweak one was to start from South Wonston instead of Cheesefoot Head so we would tackle the more challenging bit earlier in the ride. Tweak 2 was at Cheesefoot Head - where Husband talked us into a change that was then scuppered by the army having red flags up. Tweak 3 was in Winchester where the boys decided on the climb up Stanmore Lane - long long hill - but did avoid some nastier roads. Tweak 4 was brought on by us missing a turning - quite pleased with the resulting change in route though as it meant less road. No punctures, my lovely new windstopper jacket performed well as did our new thermos flask - so we were able to have a cup of tea at the end. Tired now - my legs aren't aching but do feel worked.
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