Thanks for all the birthday wishes! much appreciated
Sixty (60!) years old… so, on the day, my son and I cycled 60 miles to Canterbury
Truly Heroic! the first half was the beautiful, but brutal, High Weald… Up followed by Down, by Up, then, logic defying, Up again
for the second half National Cycle Route 18 just cruises, meandering gently through the countryside
High High Summer, Britain has seldom seemed more radiant
woodland, golden summer fields, the green hills beyond… we stopped for a dip in the River Stour… arriving at the Cathedral for a sunset peal of bells
half a mile short of our allotted 60, so we cycled a loop around and around an ancient plane tree
Canterbury, ideal destination for a birthday pilgrimage, and bizarrely, somewhere I’ve never visited before!
a pint, then an endorphin doze on the train home… blessedly barely thought about my birthday at all
a cheerful lazy lazy day today xx
