Patience and Len’s Monday Ride to Sizergh entrance gateway.

When one day is just like another, we didn’t feel a need to go on a Sunday ride, even though the lanes are only marginally less populated by cyclists now during the week. Perhaps folk will get used to walking and cycling so the roads will become permanently deserted.

We had intended to take butties and picnic at Bowland Bridge, but settled for a few biscuits perched on a wall by the bridge at Dallam Park, and getting back for 2 ish. We’re getting used to setting off at 10.00 or 10.30, so don’t know how we will cope with meeting up at 9.15 again.

Usual route out via the Kellets, Capernwray, ‘mucky farm’( nice and dry), Holme, Ackenthwaite. Patience has rediscovered the  uneven road surface which brought her off and broke her neck some years ago. It’s a few yards beyond the Kellet Lane bridge junction and just to the right of the centre of the road, so keep to the left to avoid it. Will take a photo and report it. Amongst the myriad of cyclists was a lone Cumbrian constabulary policewoman on a bike at Hincaster, no doubt looking out for deviant groups of middle aged men. Seemed quite friendly though.

I stopped at the entrance to Sizergh to shed some layers whilst Patience hot-wheeled it up the steep climb to Levens, where she was waiting patiently for the me on the edge of the village. The village shop was open, but we didn’t stop to see if they are still offering machine coffee and their usual selection of delicious cakes; next time perhaps ( on the way to Bowland Bridge?).

The wind was now helping us along the traffic-free A6, so no need to panic at the right turn onto the Moss. Wind still assisting after our stop at Dallam Bridge, through the ghost village of Arnside and on to Silverdale, where we stopped for an extended chat to friends over their garden fence.

Another ride in the 30-40 miles range completed- this time 38. Will we still be up to doing 60 miles?

Len