I went out this afternoon. On Luigi Mk II. Only had time for just over an hour, so it was a brief 15'ish miles. It was, however, as near perfect as possible. Sunny, warm day. Blue sky with hardly a cloud in it. Bird song from every hedgerow. Heck, it even affected the motorists I encountered. Without fail, they were all polite & smiling. And... wait for it... I had oncoming motorists pull over and wave me forward on the narrow lanes. Drivers smiled. We exchanged a cheery 'hello' and 'thank you' via open driver's side windows. Heck, even someone driving an Audi was courteous! The old dog that resides in the middle of one of the lanes saw me coming and immediately did his bit of getting up, wagging his tail and ambling over to me. Of course I had to stop which is when he keels over at my feet and demands a tummy tickle. Once he's had a minute of tummy tickling, he gets up and I can go on my way. Passed a field with two exceedingly newborn lambs in it (still wet). Horse riders said hello. Woman walking her dog chatted, so I stopped and was introduced to Merlin, her whippet puppy, who was incredibly cute and also enjoyed being made a fuss of by the mad woman in bright yellow Lycra. Other cyclists out too. Roadies, hybrids, MTBs, man pulling a Burley containing small human. Friendly greetings exchanged throughout all to the background of birdsong with skylark overtones.
I went out this afternoon. On Luigi Mk II. Only had time for just over an hour, so it was a brief 15'ish miles. It was, however, as near perfect as possible. Sunny, warm day. Blue sky with hardly a cloud in it. Bird song from every hedgerow. Heck, it even affected the motorists I encountered. Without fail, they were all polite & smiling. And... wait for it... I had oncoming motorists pull over and wave me forward on the narrow lanes. Drivers smiled. We exchanged a cheery 'hello' and 'thank you' via open driver's side windows. Heck, even someone driving an Audi was courteous! The old dog that resides in the middle of one of the lanes saw me coming and immediately did his bit of getting up, wagging his tail and ambling over to me. Of course I had to stop which is when he keels over at my feet and demands a tummy tickle. Once he's had a minute of tummy tickling, he gets up and I can go on my way. Passed a field with two exceedingly newborn lambs in it (still wet). Horse riders said hello. Woman walking her dog chatted, so I stopped and was introduced to Merlin, her whippet puppy, who was incredibly cute and also enjoyed being made a fuss of by the mad woman in bright yellow Lycra. Other cyclists out too. Roadies, hybrids, MTBs, man pulling a Burley containing small human. Friendly greetings exchanged throughout all to the background of birdsong with skylark overtones.
"wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Lovely.
It was grim and misty here until about 3pm so three of us decided to sample the local hospitality this evening and the weather was lovely on the way out about 5pm but started getting a bit chilly and misty once the sun had gone down.
I went out this afternoon. On Luigi Mk II. Only had time for just over an hour, so it was a brief 15'ish miles. It was, however, as near perfect as possible.
I went out yesterday but as a lurker didn't want to post anything... but having read your post I was encouraged to do so! Ride report here:
"Peter Scandrett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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wafflycat wrote on 27/03/2007 18:59:
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I went out this afternoon. On Luigi Mk II. Only had time for just over an hour, so it was a brief 15'ish miles. It was, however, as near perfect as possible.
I went out yesterday but as a lurker didn't want to post anything... but having read your post I was encouraged to do so! Ride report here:
