Ride to Blow the Cobwebs Out

 Today i felt compelled to ride. I'd been juggling work to create a window to grey out and it felt liberating to take time for myself. 

Add it was a joy ride more than anything,  my bike today had to bed Cliffy the fatbike. Out of curiosity I took the SPD pedals off Jamis,  filed a www s tee bottle with lemon juice,  sugar and water,  phone for podcast listening, loaded Strava and got going.  

Aoproaching Butterwick Road there were gravel trucks, but for the length of the ride I was passed by zero trucks and only two cars right by the end of the road.  The weather was overcast and very mild, with little wind.  Perfect day really 

At the Coffee Cubby, my turn around mark I noted a 17kph average.  That's not bad considering B Rd has a few rolling hills.  The SPDs can take some credit.  I grabbed a coffee and lounged in the shade off a massive ancient dig tree.  The roots had major ribbing (I can't remember the proper name for it), and I was able to use them as rabble and chairs as I listened to a podcast about Extreme Sleeping. This involves snatching a night's rest in remarkable locations,  in abandoned buildings,  trees,  cloud tips,  forbidden areas and old vehicles. Fascinating.  Perhaps my next microadventure may be a sleep out.  



The return leg was a breeze and a general feeling of elation overwhelmed me.  

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