ODO: 703
Just back for lunch before I go get the kids… I had a ride this morning that took me out a ways and back. (30 Miles Round Trip.) I was surprised to find myself out at Brockhampton Estate before I turned around. I was working on the time it would take me to get back to the school in time to get the kids, leaving a cushion for flats or anything else that might crop up. In the end I made it there and back okay, and without any troubles, which is pretty good when you consider that I did not make it to the school and back this morning without a flat. So, the first thing I did today before my ride was repair my front tire. (Tyre, for those inclined to speak English.)
I got a couple of photos of a couple of churches today too. I first stopped 5 and a half miles out of Worcester to snap Mary Magdalene Church, which claims to be a XII century church. Okay, that is not as old as Worcester Cathedral, but it will do for my gallery of old churches. Another was the private chapel on the Brockhampton Estate. That is a lovely little church from only the 19th Century, with a magnificent design to the steeple.
I hope that these photos will not be as long in the coming as other photos have been… ie, never at all. I have just recently sent in over 30 rolls of film, and have it all back now for the scanning. In fact, the ride today has been a break from that. Now it is time for a break from the riding…
I hurt from it now, but the actual peddling was not as bad as days gone by have been. What a fantastic feeling to get out and ride that far without absolutely killing myself. I remember last year, ten mile fewer than today, and I was toast. So the warm up for this season, taking the kids for rides, has been worth it.
Cheeri-ho… ;o)
Kelsey J Bacon