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Lazing on a sunny afternoon
Ah, there’s nothing like it – the lazy life! It’s Saturday, so there’s no work, the sun is out and I’ve got no particular place to be.
I was actually up quite early this morning, and when I looked out of the window and saw glorious sunshine at 7am, I knew we were in for a good day.
First order of the day was breakfast. Freshly showered and dressed, I then sat down to a perfectly cooked bacon sandwich (they’re always so much nicer when they’re cooked by someone else). Having devoured this fine repast, it was a quick trip into town for some bike cleaning sundries.
Yes, it has taken six months but the Bandit is now back on the road. And I thought that, as she’s been a bit neglected recently, the least I could do was to give her a bit of a clean.
Of course, a freshly cleaned bike just cries out to be ridden so it was on with the gear and off for a quick spin. Despite not having ridden for six months, it’s amazing how it all comes flooding back within about the first six feet. You don’t forget any of it – the observational skills, the ability to read the road, the way you know what the guy in front is about to do even before he does; it comes flooding back.
And bike riding is just one of life’s great pleasures. You don’t need to be screaming along at 100+ to enjoy the unique experience that is a motorbike ride; pootling along at 30 can be tons of fun too.
50 miles of bliss later, and it was time to return home for lunch. A quick trip to the local carvery to satisfy the hunger pangs and now here I am, sat in the back garden in the sunshine, pint in hand and some tunes on the iPod. At this moment, I can’t think of a single thing I’d rather be doing.
Long may it continue.
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