Monday January 6, 2014

How do I explain to non-cyclists what a perfect day today was for cycling.  We had three hills to climb and at the top of them we still had energy and our legs felt good and strong. The down hills were not terrifying.  The sun was out, but it wasn’t too hot.  The wind was more of a side wind than a head-on which kept us from over-heating.

The road after the hills was undulating enough to keep it interesting and the scenery was incredible. Every corner we came around the scenery changed and seemed to be more stunning.

The only thing that would have made it absolutely perfect was there to be no cars or transports on the road, but I can’t have everything.

The hedges are for protection.

We found a lovely little campsite in Cheviot, that has everything we need; hot showers, laundry, fully equipped kitchen and even a set of boules that we played while waiting for the laundry to finish. It has peacocks, peahens that has babies, ducks, chooks, horses and of course sheep in the next field.  The price was good as well.  We walked to the pub for a well deserved beer and decided to eat as the prices were good and they had a vege burger on the menu.  It was good and so was the beer.  Perfect day.