……………since my last words so what has happened?, well Monday night weight was a surprise, I ate like a pig for the first half of the week and then got back on track the later half so was not expecting much, certainly not expecting a 3lb loss.

Still have the remnants of the sore throat I have now had for over two weeks but it is a lot better than it was last timed I wrote about it (the wife is still croaking as well).

Went for a ride on Wednesday night done an easy 12 mile ride. Went out early Saturday morning (to beat the heat) with the wife to explore some new tracks, half of them were OK the other half were blocked off but still managed 17 miles.

Got up early again today for a ride to beat the heat, on my own this time. Did my normal loop I do on a Sunday but added a couple of bits to the ride that I tried yesterday. 24 miles and back home by 10am for breakfast. I was expecting a little bit more distance but the extra bits are really only replacing a section of road that I would ride so I guess the overall distance between the two is not much although there a lot more effort to get up the forest tracks.

The rest of the day will be spent working on the bikes (my rear hubs come loose again), cleaning both bikes, cutting the grass, erecting the gazebo and getting the BBQ grill cleaned for tonight, first BBQ of the year. Although looking at the weather I think the first jobs will be cutting the grass and erecting the gazebo so I can work on the bikes under the gazebo.

While we are talking weather, many of you may have noticed in the news that Bournemouth now have there own weather forecast after the Met office forecast was for bad weather last year over the Bank holiday and it was a glorious sunny weekend, the local council reckon they lost million pound in revenue because tourists stayed away. So anybody that coming down to Bournemouth and want to check the local weather can check the local weather here.

Well I am out of here I have some chores to do and some sunny weather to catch up on.