Wednesdays Ride

I woke up around 8:15 - I must have been tired. I must have needed the sleep and Tuesday's misery could have been caused by fatigue and the wrong sort of pie. I bought a replacement rear tyre and replaced the worn and puncture prone Panaracer Pasela. Inflating the tyre saw the valve part company from the inner tube a repacement tube set me back £4.90! Avoid Askews bike shop if you want to pay normal prices.

I did 45 miles of riding to Preston that was diametrically opposite to my experience on Tuesday. I found pedalling so much easier and climbs that would have been tackled in stages were taken in one and I even found myself hanging onto the back wheel of a cyclist for a couple of miles at 18-20 mph. It felt good and my spirits lifted. I had a short break at Lancaster along the ride. Nothing much of consequence apart from just remembering that on Tuesday I had a passenger for a short while - a peacock butterfly hitched a lift on my right shoulder for half a mile or so.

Now at George's house in Preston. Have been fed and watered and having a day off on Thursday.