Cycle route

Cycle route
Originally uploaded by Ian Wilson.

I took the bike out today to Dover for a bit of a ride. Nearly killed myself in the process.

The problem with linear cycle routes is that it's great fun cycling on the way out, and you keep exploring more and more and pushing yourself further and further. But then you have to come back. And it's boring as all hell. And every time you went downhill hill before you now have to ride uphill. The last 5 miles were murder - all uphill, against the wind, after already cycling for 30 [miles that is, not minutes]. I cursed everything and everyone I could think of... not that it made it any easier.

My route was part of the National Cycle Route 1, between Dover and Sandwich - not that I would recommend cycling all the way there and back again unless you're pretty accomplished already. There was some pretty good views on the way and I got some reasonable photo's.

Hey hey! It's boat race time again tomorrow and Nat and I are heading out to watch it... and meeting Danzor to the best of my knowledge.

PS. Flickr photo blogging it shit. I can't work out how to blog multiple photo's and it doesn't have HTML shortcuts. Poo.