There are times when owning a pair of waterproof hiking shoes would come in handy and there are times when it wouldn’t. Sleeping is an example of when you wouldn’t be too concerned about your shoes, unless you were sleep-walking of course! Walking in rainy conditions is an example of when you might well consider [...]
Well, yes, this is yet another of those “I got sweaty power-walking up the hill to Heptonstall” posts but I’m going to make it more interesting for you this time. No, I’m not going to tell you where you can buy a cheap iPad or iPhone. I’m not even going to tell you how to [...]
Another lunch date with Lisa in Heptonstall… I decided to walk up the Buttress for a change, and then up the road rather than through the woods. I wasn’t going to walk quite as quickly as I normally do, but I spotted a man pushing a bike up the hill and decided that I’d see [...]
Bill had called round for a mug of tea but the sun was shining and we decided it would be better to get out on the bikes for a while, rather than just lazing about chatting so he went off to get his bike and I got mine ready for the ride. I was concerned [...]
Bill came round yesterday, keen to get a little ride in. We had wind and sunny spells, but rain was forecast for about 4:00 pm. He decided to take a chance but I stayed at home. I saw him later and he told me that he’d been caught in heavy rain at Blackstone Edge and [...]
I… wait for rain to stop, charge up the hill, arrive at cafe just in time, observe that rain is falling again, drink coffee, see rain stop and sun start shining, walk back down hill via quarry, visit shops, get home just as rain starts again – excellent timing!
Short but sweet – (the walk and this report!) – charged up the hill to meet Lisa, lunch in the cafe, back down the road, then down The Buttress into town to do my food shopping for the week.
My Basso has been out of action with worn wheel bearings and the nuts that I needed to undo to service the hub were rusted up. I couldn’t get them undone with my cheap flexy cone spanners so it looked as though I’d have to take the wheels to my local bike shop to get [...]