Cycle ride to Woodie's snack bar

Distance: 10.3 miles
Average speed: 7.2 mph
Maximum speed: 16 mph

Earlier in the week we had hail, sleet and gale force winds, so waking up to a calm and blue(ish) skied morning I decided to ride to Woodie's .

The long awaited for Lancaster bypass is making progress, though the jury is out as to whether it will make any difference to Lancaster's ability to gridlock at a moment's notice.

I like the idea of options when I "think pink".

By the time I wended my way back there were grey skies and it was getting breezier, luckily the rain started once I'd got inside.

Another cycle to Glasson Dock

Distance : 11.6 miles
Average speed: 7.7 mph
Maximum speed: 13.5 mph

It's been a while since I've been out on the bike.  Today was a bit overcast but not too windy, so I set off. Even before I had left our road end I had seen four magpies together and en route there was lots of bird life. Now that autumn is here there are fewer leaves, so birds are more obvious. I heard the geese long before seeing them. There were hundreds of greylags and Canada geese in a field.

As I walked into the field they all took off with a huge amount of noise.

Destination reached it was time for a rest and an admiring of the view.

As I watched I played around with the little fisheye lens I bought that fits over my mobile phone.

A stop at the fish smokery for some smoked mackerel before heading back. Loads of bird sound, curlews, oyster catchers, robins as I made by way home.