Regular readers will have caught my musings about cycling into Bury St Edmunds. It's a fantastic ride, which allows you to free-wheel for most of the way. I can bomb down like a big kid, but there is always payback on the journey home. The long steep path back home to Moreton Hall means that I don't cycle into town as often as I would really like, as being a fairly unfit 21st Century Mummy, I normally have to get off the bike and push for most of the journey back (disgraced by all those fit young things whizzing by)!
However, on a sunny day like today, there was just no stopping me! I had to go into town to get an ink cartridge so I can print out my son's birthday party invitations. I made it into town in just 15 minutes (and I didn't even fall off when my friend beeped at me from her car). However, best of all (and please allow me a big pat on the back), I cycled back up those hills with no stopping and made it home in about 20 minutes flat! Ooohh "get me"!
Here's a picture of what I call Devil's Lane...I don't know what its real name is, but it's a Devil of a job to cycle back up.
So - twas a great day out, no car park to rush back to, had a fabulous relaxing stroll around the shops, a leisurely lunch, got everything I wanted including material for the birthday bunting...
..."oh booger",
I've just realised that I've forgotten the ink cartridge that I went in for in the first place!
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You are inspirational. I soon intend to try the bike hike up the hill in to Moreton Hall on my bike.
Mr Ruby thinks we're lame for wanting a bike taxi-ing service :-( (Well, he thinks I am, he's too polite to say he thinks you are :-D)
LOL@forgetting the ink cartridge. I would have done that too. I went all round the market and St John's St today with DVDs to return in my bag, and ended up back at home with them in my bag as well!!
I did that same route today, but coming back up with a 15kilo toddler (and his bag of spare pants etc) plus a load of fruit from the market was just a killer. Today, I sadly had to get off and push.
Little T, just happened to nod off in his bike seat so he was alright (ok for some).
I remembered the ink cartridge though, but as I'd forgotten to check if any of my other colours were low, I was not risking that hill again. So I bought the whole set. After spending £35, I came home to find that it was only the yellow I needed. ;-C
So that bike taxi is still much in demand ~;'~[k']
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