The Night Before

The training ride last weekend was fab - glorious weather, great scenery and 2 solid days in the saddle. We marvelled at just how fine the weather was, as Julian revealed his true knowledge of all things meteorological. "It should break on Monday, but by the end of next week, it'll get better again and then we're looking at a locked in weather system".

Now, I'm reliably informed that when it comes to martial arts, Julian could 'take me down', and as a C++ programmer he's pretty handy too. However, when it comes to predicting the weather, he was talking bo**ox.

This evening was just like the night before going abroad - worrying that you've packed everything you need, but with the added pressure of a 2 pannier luggage limit and the knowledge that every added item would have to be dragged up hill and down dale for 900 miles. I decided to do without that extra pair of socks.

A good meal, a nice hot bath and an early night was just what I needed, and as they say, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.