Another week on the farm has flown by. Although this week we've probably started to get too settled. Both of us are getting a bit restless and we need new challenges. Our highlight of the week was yesterday when we did a 10km river descent on a joint canoe. It was a lot of fun, we were only able to get one picture and don't we look silly. The feedback has been primarily either 'Nerds' or 'Gay'.
Apart from this, we've just been working away, and I've managed to read books on each of the following topics: Women in Afghanistan, The Kray twins, Emma Roberts sailing around the world and How to be good. Reading is fun, but I've decided I need a new challenge; so the next off day I have (with good weather), I'm going to cycle 100 miles just for the hell of it. I've not done 100 miles before in a day, but it can't be that hard. I've even plotted a nice route:
Its roughly the same distance as my home village of Leven to Manchester. It should be good to challenge myself on a solo ride, the longest I've done by myself in a day is around 50 miles. So look out for that in the coming week.
Congratulations also to a few friends from my home village who cycled the trans pennine trail over the easter weekend for the charity: Dove house hospice. The route is 333km over dirt and road and they did it in an impressive 3 days. I'd love to have a go at that one day. I think they raised most of the money in local pubs, but you can still donate on their just giving page: http://www.justgiving.com/tpt2011
If you've enjoyed the blog, please add comments. I really enjoy reading through them and I'm still amazed at how many page views I've had (over 3,000 now), but with only a handful of people commenting! Its really easy to do: You just have to click on the bit at the bottom of every post where it says 0 Comments.... or 2 Comments for example, and then Post a comment. No excuses.
Apart from this, we've just been working away, and I've managed to read books on each of the following topics: Women in Afghanistan, The Kray twins, Emma Roberts sailing around the world and How to be good. Reading is fun, but I've decided I need a new challenge; so the next off day I have (with good weather), I'm going to cycle 100 miles just for the hell of it. I've not done 100 miles before in a day, but it can't be that hard. I've even plotted a nice route:
Its roughly the same distance as my home village of Leven to Manchester. It should be good to challenge myself on a solo ride, the longest I've done by myself in a day is around 50 miles. So look out for that in the coming week.
Congratulations also to a few friends from my home village who cycled the trans pennine trail over the easter weekend for the charity: Dove house hospice. The route is 333km over dirt and road and they did it in an impressive 3 days. I'd love to have a go at that one day. I think they raised most of the money in local pubs, but you can still donate on their just giving page: http://www.justgiving.com/tpt2011
If you've enjoyed the blog, please add comments. I really enjoy reading through them and I'm still amazed at how many page views I've had (over 3,000 now), but with only a handful of people commenting! Its really easy to do: You just have to click on the bit at the bottom of every post where it says 0 Comments.... or 2 Comments for example, and then Post a comment. No excuses.
