just back from a lovely nice bike ride with Claire - first time in ages either of us have been on our steeds...
however; it may turn out to be one of Marvin's last rides...over 10 years old he is starting to show his age and more and more things are starting to go wrong with him...not surprising given the work he has put in over the years. The trans-atlas; which pretty much totalled 2 bikes left him with nothing more than knackered gears and needing new bullbars (not bad for 2 of the sickest weeks work any bike will ever do) whilst he has done 2 coast to coast rides (incl 1 in a 14hr single push) as well as divers orienteering events and lots of other rides...
Hopefully I'll be able to get a full suss bike; so Marvin may retire to Mum's garage (if there is any space!) where he can still go out for rides with her on the East coast - considerably less bumpy and rocky; with the new bike over here on the west coast...
However; to do any of that I'll need to get fit, which right now I ain't. Claire and I had a great day on Fairfield 10days ago, however Claire damaged her ankle slightly and we were limited to a nice stroll along the river for the rest of this week...that coupled with the return of some more horrible weather (no drought warnings up here for sure) has limited us. The other reason I have not done much is simply the stress of school hunting for next year. That, at least, is over with confirmation that I'll be doing GTP training next year at the Richard Rose Academy in Carlisle - YIPEE. It will be hard and challenging; also a lot of fun and hopefully leading to a career in teaching....
Also this week - a BIG thanks to Mum and Peter for sacrificing their only free day this side of xmas to come and do some more work on the skylight at the flat...that at least is the good news; there are still ongoing issues with the cellar that need to be sorted out - which could be horribly expensive (possibly punitively so) - but that is for another day...and we'll find out a lot more tomorrow...
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