Decent spring day at last
Set off this morning on a three-hour ride. My intention was to get to Pontypridd and back which I did comfortably. Stupidly I forgot a water bottle but one sweats so much less with a good cool air flow that it wasn't an issue. I am thirsty now but not excessively so.
The weather is beautiful today, as it has been for the last few days but other commitments have kept me off the bike. Yesterday I had a rehearsal all day for the WNO-Max community opera project I'm in. I cycle there and back so I do get some training in. Perhaps I should make it a sprint! I will turn up one day in my cycling gear, especially my Bobath shirt from last year; the choir is a 70 strong community that I can tap for sponsorship! Raising funds is much harder this year but I'm a quarter of the way there. I have had several people react to my card and story by saying, "Sure, I'll sponsor you" but nothing so far.
Saturday was a gardening day. I've found an excellent gardening site: see myfolia.com/gardener/KeithUnderdown to see what gives in my allotment and at home.
The high point of today was meeting Emma and Alex, last year's ride leaders. We had a quick chat but as they were out for a run they didn't want to stop for too long. Alex will be leading this year's ride too and Emma hopes to be able to get time off to do it. She helped rescue a young welsh-speaker from a cliff yesterday and was able to keep his attention by trying to count to ten as I taught her last year.
The low point of the day was the usual quota of stupid dog owners. They will not keep their dogs on a short lead and seem to think that dogs have right of way over human traffic and walkers have right of way over pedallers. Grrr!
I would have gone further but I have promised my Aunt that I will represent her at the funeral of 103 yr old lady I have never met but who was a friend of her late husband's parents!