Freezing fog this morning.
I cycled to my kayak club to help out on a half term session. The nearer I got to the Navigation the more frosty the twigs, plants and grass. I saw a cyclist with a curly beard - and the beard had frost on it. He looked like one of those explorers making for the north pole!
I was expecting to help with kayaking but we took the boys on a bike ride instead, doing the Limehouse Loop. At first I wished I'd remembered my fleece earband, but half way to Limehouse it was clear sky and sunny.
Again appreciated the new bridge over the Navigation allowing us to go under the Bow Road roundabout rather than risk our lives crossing it!
We were a little behind by the time we got to the Limehouse basin, but we took 5 minutes to go and actually look at the Thames before coming back along the Regents Canal beside the Mile End linear park. No sign of the turtles that I often see along there.
Just over 2 miles to go before we were back at base when Ahmed had a chain disaster on his bike. So we put him on the bike Anna was using, sent all the boys off with Eilish while Anna and I walked pushing our bikes. It could have happened at Limehouse with a 6 mile walk, it could have been a cold or damp day instead of lovely sunshine, and Anna and I might have had commitments in the afternoon we couldn't be late for. But luckily it was none of those things, and so didn't spoil a good morning.
We think it was a 12 mile ride.
sounds like a lovely day....even with the little mini disaster... x
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