No commute for me today, as was working from home, so made up for it afterwards with a ride.......................to the pub!
Quite chilly so wore a few layers including my trusty CC top. I thought I'd need to lose some of them after a mile or two but no- still too cold for that. My destination, a riverside pub near Cambridge (16 mile round trip) in a place call Fern Britton, no hang on a mo, Fen Ditton, yes that was the place - always get those two mixed up.
Met up with a pal there from Cambridge and by then it was warm enough in the sun to sit out by the river and admire the ..ahem...scenery...
Why these gorgeous girls didn't jump out and join us two slightly portly, middle aged blokes supping pints is anyone's guess- perhaps they didn't see us?
Wobbling heading home, I took a quiet route along an old railway line (one that used to link Cambridge with Mildenhall). It had been mullered by sugar beet harvesters all winter and pretty cut up, but it's dried out nicely and was a pleasure to ride along.
A bit further along is a nice woodland where you often see buzzards hovering. This is an area close to Angelsea Abbey in a village called Lode. The beech trees are just coming into leaf and look stunning, especially against a blue sky.
Getting pretty chilly by now, particularly with a strong headwind keeping me at or below 10 mph. Lager probably doesn't help either! I had developed a slow p*nct**e on the way home (front wheel thankfully), my first I reckon in 10,000 miles or so- can't complain really I guess.
I've tried another adjustment so we'll see how that goes. 
