Cycling

I returned to cycling (last year) after about a 14 year absence, and now cycle commute to work every day, and have brought a mountain bike for the weekends.

Well this weekend's plan was to go on the Cambridge Carbon Footprint picnic, but plans were thwarted by some misinformation as to the start time :-(. We ended up cycling into Cambridge and a bit further to try and find them, this wasn't helped by a puncture on the way.

We arrived at 10:30 (the time we were told), but unfortunately the group left at 10:00.

Luckily we had another cycle ride planned for Sunday, and ha a very enjoyable ride to Grantchester and a pub meal in the Red Lion with some ex work colleagues (the company went into liquidation last year). It was nice to catch up with them all and some of us enjoyed a walk alongside the Cam afterwards.

On the route home we took a detour along the new guided bus-way, and saw a "little owl" on a fence post near the Oakington section.

All in all I think we racked up 52 miles over the weekend, which when added to my normal weekly commute came to 152 miles this week.

Next weekend is more likely not to involve much cycling