The family car needed looking at, and I was due to cycle so, in a two birds with one stone kind of way, I bunged the bike in the back of the car, drove to the garage, re-assembled the bike, and headed off.

I headed out from Cheddar, ’round the back roads to get to Nyland Hill, and then back up to the main Wells road.  A little wiggle off the main road via Westbury, and then left in Easton to go up the long hill and then ’round the back down to Wookey.

I’m not good at descents, and I’ve been trying to practice…so was hurtling down the hill into Wookey Hole…trying to be a little less cautious…only to go ’round a bend and find the road completely blocked by a horse box lorry coming towards me squeezing past a parked van.  I braked…a lot…a small part of me becoming aware of the fact that the back wheel has locked up and is skidding around and…haven’t I been here before…?!  Only this time I managed to come to a stop without coming a cropper, which is nice.  Still, I think I’ll stick to descending my way – I appear more likely to stay in one piece that way!

I took a quick five minutes to visit hubby at the prison camp and nick some of his coffee whilst regaining my sangfroid, before heading off into Wells, round the back to Glastonbury, back via Godney to Wedmore and back to the garage in Cheddar where they were just finishing off my car.  Result!  Bike back in car, and me back home 🙂

Cycling time: 2:02:55
Distance: 33.13 miles
Avs: 16.1 mph
ODO: 1153 miles

I was trying to go faster, and was flying on the flat…but sadly it wasn’t all flat *grin*.  It was however pretty scenic, without too much wind, nor too much sun, so fairly ideal cycling conditions really.  There can’t be many training rides left now…!

I’ve made an appointment with a physio person for next week, and decided to save the massage for another time.  My ouchy thing is twinging but a couple of the stretches that she’s given me seem to help so that’s good.