Hidden Gems

I went on a cycle ride a few days ago with Mildred.  Her partner is not terribly well and it does her good to get out.  I am busy covering areas which I knew existed but had never had the time to go and explore.  Mildred did make the observation that while she was walking the dog in all these special places for the last 40 years I was busy working to fund my retirement, the end result is that I am very comfortably situated and she is not!  Well now I have the time  and we peddled to visit one of her friends in a little village about 10 miles away.  What a charming spot.  I am not very easily impressed but this house and garden was quite idyllic and reminded me of what you would expect to see in Ireland.  Beautiful rambling garden with enchanting little hidden bits.  Oh what I would give to remodel the garden as it's present incumbents are not that way inclined and at some time will have to get the professionals in.  After a blissful hour there we moved on and by the time I got home I had covered 30 miles and hardly saw a sole on the journey.  In contrast, all the filthy scum had come from who knows where as lockdown was loosened, to visit our beaches and leave their rubbish and the like behind.  There were so many of these people that the roads had to be closed and there was gridlock everywhere.  I have no intention of visiting the coast at all as this is obviously going to be the trend this summer as people will be doing staycations with all this virus going on.

I have purchased a motorhome!  This is the way forward in these weird times - I can go where I like, stay where I like and not have to bother with all the restrictions of Coronavirus!

This morning I am up early as I want to get in a 20 mile cycle ride before I go off to have lunch with her Ladyship.  Hopefully it will not rain.