"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that"M. Luther King Jr.
For the fourth year running, it begins... The shortest day of winter is past, and in celebration I am going to ride my bicycle. Out of the darkness, and into the light. In preparation for a great 2016, it is time for the Festive 500.
The forecast promises another week of gale force winds and driving rain. No change on previous years there, then. My ride plans are not set in stone though, so I'll see how things pan out. The aim is simply to ride: with friends, with smiles and with a camera; to explore and take the road less travelled. This year, my hope is to make it an Imperial 500 (i.e. 805km rather than 500km). Let's see how it goes. I will document the adventurous week here on the blog...
Ride 2: 'Christmas Day Shower'
52.8km --- 2hr 2mins --- 765m ascentThank goodness for Gore-Tex. Ride 2 was the opposite of the day before; peppered with heavy showers, it was a quick two hour blast up and over Blackgang. Festive cheer and a festive smile remained though, whatever the weather.
Ride 1: 'Laps of East Wight - Barely a cloud in sight'
90.0km --- 3hr 31mins --- 1,145m ascentOne of my New Year resolutions, will be to do more video for the blog. Here is a bit of a fly-through of my sunny Christmas Eve ride, to kickstart the Festive 500.