To say Easter weekend was indulgent would be a VAST understatement, with the combination of my sister, Hannah, being over here on a flying visit from Oz, and the copious amounts of alcohol and rich food (and the odd bit of chocolate) being consumed, we certainly needed to burn some of those excess calories on the bikes.
Alex and myslelf decided on an easter monday outing, minus Sian (in Wales) and Amber (working unsociable hours!) HOWEVER we did manange to recruit a willing volunteer, for 1 day only, Belle in Damon, ok so he's a young lad not really a 'Belle' but he did tackle riding my old bike with enthusiasm and cheer, until he discovered those troublesome gears!!
Time was of the essence today so we opted for a short and sweet route to Ludgershall and back, and while Alex and I chattered away (mostly about food!!) we were aware of Damon ahead of us, he obviously didn't share our passion to talk about food!. We met up with him at water stops where he checked on the route with me before speeding off again!!
Upon returning to Ashendon the dreaded 'Brickhill' loomed before us, needless to say I made it up in one go this time and only waited about 5 minutes at the top for Alex so she did good too, maybe the thought of food helped!!
Upon our return the statutary bacon Sarnie awaited us and we then got on with our day's chores which mostly consisted of gardening!!
We now wait with eager anticipation of our French Night in the Gatehangers this coming Friday!!
It has been almost three years since the Belles set a challenge. We haven't stopped, we simply need to re-set and re-focus and find time to get ourselves back in the zone.
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