October now seems the most likely month, though whether the weather
‘lets’ us do it is another thing!
I’m not going to risk doing it when we’ve got chance of hitting poor
weather conditions; we’ve all had enough of that on the original ride. Perhaps
it may not happen again until spring when at least we can predict the weather a
little more – well hopefully.
I’ve only been out on my bike a couple of times since the abandoned
ride, mainly due to family commitments, but over the bank holiday weekend I
hope for a break in the stormy weather to stretch my legs.
If the ride is postponed until spring, it does give me the chance to
try and negate the age difference between Pads, Neil and myself. I feel like
I’ve got to be even fitter than those two to make up for the higher number of
years I’ve been on this planet!
The only concern is my hip that I had two operations on when I was very
young. It’s at a slightly different angle due to the nature of the disease that
affected it and it has caused problems recently that I hope are only temporary.
If it does cause problems I’ll simply alter the length of each day of
cycling to ensure we all make it to the end!
I’ve recently been given a children’s bike seat, courtesy of one of
Sarah’s kind work friends, so will be testing that out with Poppy soon. I do
wonder what she’ll make of it, but she won’t be joining us on the Coast 2
Coast.
Finally the Olympics has showcased that cycling is an excellent form of
exercise for anyone and it is now such a popular sport I expect to see more and
more people taking to their cycles on and off the road. It can only be a good
thing for the health of our nation and the children we bring up.
