Exercise is quite high on our agenda at the moment. With the days finally getting longer it is a great opportunity to get outside after work and just enjoy what is left of the day.
With that in mind we have been running, walking and recently went mountain bike riding.
I admit I was hoping for a rather sedate, forest rambling, flower filled, nature lovers bike course. Yeah right like that was going to happen! No we went for the full on, mud covered, slippery tree root, low hanging branch, surprise drop off style course! To be honest looking back at the photos now, it seems rather sedate although it didn’t feel like it at the time.
After getting over my strong desire to keep my white shoes clean (yes I have issues), I really enjoyed it. Surprisingly, I only encountered one near miss of the Tree Vs Face category. Nevertheless we will be going back again!
Once we had finally completed the ride which took about 1.5 hours, we headed back to the car park to investigate some more rides. This time we did take the sedate family trail but, not surprisingly, it just didn’t have the wow factor after the last experience. It did however have a really cool downhill section which we took on at a cracking speed. Yee hah!!!!! A good three hours of bike riding later we headed to the pub for a well deserved steak sandwich.
