Processionary Pretzels

The trio (Kirsten, Helen, Jon) rugged up and warm, launched  from The Stadium on Friday 17th April, maintaining such social distance that mobile phones were needed to maintain contact.

 Having forsaken the initial plan of riding bayside for debilitating headwinds were predicted we turned North West for somewhere over there. Naturally the first thing we encountered was rain. Being hills stalwarts, what was a little bit of wetness! Into the breach .... and 5mins later, the sun blessed us. 

Our tour guide Kirsten was being kind to Helen so chose a course (several and various actually) that contained hills:  and more hills. Didn't daunt Helen of course.

Knowing from experience that Kirsten can stitch together a maze of sundry pathways, tracks and roads in a surprisingly cohesive manner, I thought I'd  Strava it. Whatever buttons Strava requires you to depress, none matched my intention. So, some wobbly representation bearing only passing relationship to the truth is now loaded on that venerable site (see "stuffed strava").

70.63kms later and in pleasant sunshine, we called it quits back at the Stadium.

As for " Processionary", Helen and I dutifully followed Kirsten (out of fear of getting lost): As for "Pretzels", the convoluted route we rode bears close resemblance to that delight.

Jon