We had a great day on Sunday. We went to see one our friends Phil being ordained priest at York Minster. Phil's a great guy and I'm sure he will be a fantastic priest. I love these big occasions at the Minster, they are always very spectacular with all the clergy in their fancy cloaks and the Minster makes a very grand backdrop for these celebrations.
On Sunday afternoon I cycled from York to Scarborough which is on the coast. It was just over 50 miles and was a very hard ride with the last 20 miles being mainly hills. I was plagued by a strong headwind again which made the flat bits seem like they were uphill. It was a lovely ride though. I went out through the Castle Howard estate which is a very grand stately home and then cut across to Pickering and then had a break at Thornton le Dale which is a very pretty village. The rest of the journey was across the top of the Vale of York before heading down to the sea. I finished at our good friends Nick and Liz's house and they were kind enough to feed me and my wife who had come to take me home in the car. The ride took me 3 hour and 31 minutes at an average speed of 14.21 mph.
The good news is that the saddle felt much more comfortable but that might have been due to the new cycling shorts that I was wearing!
64 days to go!
2 comments:
Are you sponsored by the Yorkshire Tourist Board?
DP,
Oh no I've been rumbled. They are paying me in flat caps and black pudding!
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