For once I got the weather right! Went out today for a bit of a ride. Nice hilly bit on some roads I'd not ridden before (up to Ledyatt from Dundee on teh A923, down the minor roads to Abernyte, up the B something to Balbeggie where I got a cup of tea and hot sausage roll for a measly 1.15 from the village shop, along the A94 for a mile then up to Oliverburn, and down to Glen Carse. At this point I joined NCN 77 and was out of the hills, onto the flat area by the Tay. The wind was now behind as I span through Errol and back to Dundee. Serious tailwind. Gentle spinning at 25mph for ten miles.
The only downside was the uphill past Ninewells as I got home.
Cracking ride, great weather. Apart from the A roads, I saw more pheasant than cars (live pheasant too!). Two deer on the road in Abernyte, an ermine (white streak with a black tipped tail), a buzzard mewing, and the usual rabbits and birds.
The temperature has plummeted this afternoon and it has just started snowing. Glad I went early..
Yep, we were too late... By the time I had finished my run and shower and breakfast and made it from Tayport to Pete's near Ninewells into the wind it was starting to snow and I didn't really want to do more work against that wind. The ride back to Tayport however was very nice :-)
On 8/2/04 1:53 pm, in article [email hidden], "Roos
Eisma said:
Martin Family said:
The temperature has plummeted this afternoon and it has just started snowing. Glad I went early..
Yep, we were too late... By the time I had finished my run and shower and breakfast and made it from Tayport to Pete's near Ninewells into the wind it was starting to snow and I didn't really want to do more work against that wind. The ride back to Tayport however was very nice :-)
I tend to be up and out early. Yesterday was a late start at 8.30. The aim is to get back by lunchtime.
It didn't start snowing till mid afternoon (or maybe I missed something, I'm only a mile or so away from Ninewells (Lochee)).
