moonlite
Kona Fan
Finally made it back out on the bike after nearly three week's hiatus due to consecutive annoying health issues. Attending a wedding for overprivileged nepo-kids in Bali, the Missus and I both contracted the dreaded 'Bali belly', on the back of which we then came down with flu, probably due to being run down from the runs . . .
Anyway, TMI, I'm sure. On the plus side, for most of the time we've been languishing in our beds of pain, it's been horribly windy here -- apparently traditional during spring but particularly bad this year, I hear. So perhaps there wouldn't have been much riding anyway.
So finally went out today, choosing the Cinder Cone because it's the most recently fettled. It's a beautiful day: maybe 24C, sunny, with no wind. Wasn't feeling too fit but it was great to be tootling along all the familiar tracks. It's very dry -- there's been no rain at all and what was recently soggy and muddy was now bone dry and dusty.
No alarms or excursions apart from spotting a simply massive hare which bounded across the road ahead of me -- for a moment I couldn't work out what it could be: it was about 4x bigger than any rabbit and really lived up to its species' reputation for speed. Quite a sight to see but no time for a pic.
Great to be back -- managed just over 20k with 260m climbing, feeling a bit weak and puffed along the way.
Anyway, TMI, I'm sure. On the plus side, for most of the time we've been languishing in our beds of pain, it's been horribly windy here -- apparently traditional during spring but particularly bad this year, I hear. So perhaps there wouldn't have been much riding anyway.
So finally went out today, choosing the Cinder Cone because it's the most recently fettled. It's a beautiful day: maybe 24C, sunny, with no wind. Wasn't feeling too fit but it was great to be tootling along all the familiar tracks. It's very dry -- there's been no rain at all and what was recently soggy and muddy was now bone dry and dusty.
No alarms or excursions apart from spotting a simply massive hare which bounded across the road ahead of me -- for a moment I couldn't work out what it could be: it was about 4x bigger than any rabbit and really lived up to its species' reputation for speed. Quite a sight to see but no time for a pic.
Great to be back -- managed just over 20k with 260m climbing, feeling a bit weak and puffed along the way.
