Last Sunday I joined Stephan and Eve on the gravel tracks of the castle grounds for what may be my last training ride before Italy. The weather's pretty grim outside with wind and rain battering the windows and rattling the slates and, worryingly, the Met Office are showing wild weather right through to late next week. On Tuesday (the day of our ferry crossing) the forecast is for gusts of up to 47mph - possible ferry cancellation strength :-(
Fortunately the local weather station and metcheck disagree showing 20 mph winds with gusts of around 30mph. Fingers crossed they're correct and that the ferry sails and we get away :-/
Over the next three days we will be keeping a very close eye on the forecasts to see whether a change to the Tarbert-Uig ferry or an earlier sailing is needed.
During last Sunday's ride, Eve took a tumble on the ascent of Gallows Hill, when her wheel lost traction on the steep gravel and (thanks to good old fashioned clips and straps) she couldn't release her foot from the pedal :-(
Fortunately (apart from a few cuts and bruises) everything is OK and she is now in possession of a pair of 28c Pasellas, courtesy of my Bob Jackson fixie :-)
On a sadder note, Stephan - the 'Big Smit' (eat your heart out Mig we have a challenger for your title!) wont be travelling with us so I wont be getting the beers he owes me for fettling assistance and loan of kit :-(
Seriously tho', aggrevation of thrombophlebitis and small clots in his leg are preventing him from flying - on Doctors orders - so our group is down to 4 with only Eve and myself riding. Take care Stephan, gentle exercise and rest and get well soon there's always another year.
Then there was 4 :-(
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