Random quotes from rides:-

"It's all gone Bravo Two Zero!" - Ian on the phone to Ambrose when him and Paul got lost on the hill during a Christmas ride.

8th February

Had an interesting chat with a lady when we were out in the hills on Sunday. We were standing by the cairn taking in the views when this lady strode purposefully up to us clutching a map. She assured us she could read a map but asked us if we could tell her where she was! It transpired that she was supposed to have been out with a group but they'd gone off without her. More worryingly though she claimed that on occasions she even leads group walks in the hills. We pointed her in the right direction and wished her luck. All rather worrying really. 

24th January

Now I know there are arguments both for and against wine boxes and to be honest I'm not sure either way. But I slept well last night!

Here's a great quote from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche - ' On the day you were born, you begin to die. Do not waste a single moment!'  

20th January

Following on from what I last wrote. If you do get lost, make sure you have your lights with you and that they are fully charged! Also, try and avoid woods in the dark without lights. Note to self..................Now I know ther are arguments both for and against wine boxes and to be honest I'm not sure either way. But I slept well last night!

Here's a great quote from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche - ' On the day you were born, you bein to die. Do not waste a single moment!'

16th January

I got soaked today, absolutely soaked – ‘proper wet!’ as they say in South Wales. I was out putting a route together and it rained, oh did it rain. I was following a bridleway that looked promising, then abruptly stopped, no sign of it anywhere. The cloud was low so I scouted around a bit but no, it wasn’t there. So for the next half hour, I pushed and rode across the hill.

In this world of satellite navigation, Gps units and screens that sit on your handlebars telling you exactly where you are, how far you’ve come, how much climbing you’ve done and how much methane, if any was in that fart you just did; there is no substitute for just riding your bike and getting lost!

Next time, instead of going to the local Trail Centre, go out in the hills and ride. With the exception of parts of Scotland, you’re not going to get lost for long and if you do, all it means is you might have a long ride home. The beer always tastes better after an ‘epic’!

13th January 2010

HAPPPY NEW YEAR !!!

It's been a while! Where have I been? Ah, the fairer sex..........and say no more!

I think it's fair to say we've had enough snow now. We went up the Bothy over Christmas and stayed for 3 nights in the end. A bit of an epic trip in though. After abandoning the car in the snow, it took us 5 hours to reach the Bothy. We pushed, carried and even did a bit of riding before arriving in deep snow sometime after 9 Christmas Eve. We had the place to ourselves for the 3 nights although a family turned up and cooked some food Christmas Day. They also very kindly left us the remains of their bag of wood. For Christmas dinner we had a leg of venison, wrapped in bacon and butter, marinated in red wine and cooked over the stove - Fantastic! I recommend it.

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