Had an eventful trip to Hertfordshire on Easter Saturday, with 50 miles - including some off-road sections on muddy tracks - into a powerful headwind that made progress difficult. It was another very slow journey and despite setting off from Bury at 8am, by the time we arrived at Malcolm's (my step father-to-be) house in Braughing all daylight was gone. It was also cold, raining heavily and blowing a gale so I ditched the plan to camp in the garden. 
But the next night Raisin and I did camp in the garden, with some bee hives standing sentinel, for our first time under canvas together. Despite the best efforts of Storm Katie our little tent survived the night unscathed, and we remained warm and dry, if a little traumatised by the wind's strange roar.
There's not much room in the tent for anything other than lying down, but it is lightweight and packs up small for carrying on the bike. Very cosy!
It was still blowy the next morning, as you can see from the video.
Malcolm has about 40 bee hives in various places; we went out towards nearby Furneux Pelham to check one of his apiaries for wind damage. All was OK. The bees are 'cuddling' in this chilly weather and hiding from the wind he told me. Sensible animals. We rode home the next day enjoying sunshine and a tailwind all the way. 
My Godfather used live In Furneux Pelham I think all together 6 Pelhams signpost is marked with the Pelhams !!! Glad u had a safe trip x He used to live near a pub called the Brewery Tap !
ReplyDeleteHey Penny, that is amazing! Just been discussing this with your mum!
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