The 'non-WRT' thread

[voodoo_simon]

So instead of going to the WRT (need to be close to home), I've spent all day today working in the front garden

Can anyone trump this?

[Dan_K]

Was supposed to be camping in Dorset but instead we're nursing the 6 year old lad who's managed to get tonsillitis, a chest infection and an ear infection and is lay on the sofa feeling sorry for himself.
Got out for a spin on the cross bike earlier and I will be out again tomorrow but it's not what I was hoping for...

[Mart]

Our house has no kitchen, the place is a building site / bomb site and more disruption to come next week, and a stressed out wifey with the mess and muck. Been feeding the family from a microwave, toaster and kettle

Oh hold on maybe that should be an incentive to get away

To top it all, I'm also working Monday

[FLV]

Took my lads to bmx club. Pottered around the garage.
Realised I havnt actually ridden my bike In the last week and I have the HT550 in 3 weeks. Worried for a bit. Then faffed with the motorbike with the eldest instead

[durhambiker]

Wanted to go, but this is the one bank holiday we don't get at work and couldn't convince the other half that dragging ourselves over to Wales for 2 days was worthwhile. About to go out on the road bike for an hour instead, and tomorrow go out for a run for an hour followed by a swim, then sulk because I'm in work on Monday

[JohnClimber]

We booked a cottage in South Devon for this week back in October, before the date of the WRT was announced (or I spotted it), but at least it's sunny, but no riding for this week

A couple of photos from today, if it helps.

On route to Dartmouth harbour


Bluebells

[Zippy]

Forensic engineering coursework, or rather procrastinating with it coz I'm not in the right frame of mind....

[slarge]

Just got back from a few days in Pembrokeshire, so have spent the day washing the van, mowing the lawn, scarifying, mowing, and tomorrow am planning a bivvy trip to test my new borah bivvy. Not sure where to go yet though, might ride down to Bredon hill.

Just thinking of those lucky lot doing the Cairngorms loop - brilliant weather for it.

[Charliecres]

Cleaned the gutters. Much better than WRT.

Also anxiously checking the weather forecast for a trip to the NW Highlands next weekend. Anyone got an ultralight inflatable ark?

[paramart]

putting brake shoes on my car and wished i hadn,t started but done now

[ScotRoutes]

Cleaned the gutters. Much better than WRT.

Also anxiously checking the weather forecast for a trip to the NW Highlands next weekend. Anyone got an ultralight inflatable ark?

You could always hire a packraft from backcountrybiking

[Matt]

Well we are on the WRT and taking it very seriously


pub wifi

[tommid]

A solid days work in the back garden for me, today was nettle removal. Tomorrow will be more of the same. The culmination of 18 months work, so I can seed the lawn Monday.
Should have a third of an acre of grass by July (fingers crossed).
What I'd give to be at WRT!

[SteveM]

entered the WRT, looking forward to it enormously, couldn't do it due to having to sort stuff at home, however I got a window from lunch time today till lunchtime tomorrow so planned a Cheshire Ride Thing, well a ride to a favourite bivvy spot.

Set off, all happy and smiley, got there via the long way, just over 40 miles on dirt trails (mostly) waited till no one was around and started the bikehikescramble to the top ( its quite cheeky) and stumbled twisting my ankle, the bike (fully loaded Krampus) fell to the bottom, I sat and watched my ankle swell.

Ten minutes later and I'd decided that going back down for the bike and scrambling back up was dumb (even by my standards) and as my ankle was now swollen and stiff I head back to the trail and home, two punctures along the way really lightened my mood as you can imagine.....

Now home and drinking beer and icing my ankle, 66 miles in the bank but no stars tonight :-/

[ScotRoutes]

Dismantling the El Mariachi, fettling the 9zero7 for a long-postponed trip to the islands next week and planning to get out for a ride on it tomorrow.

[Pickers]

Lots of prep going on here for next weekend - 2 weeks touring/camping/bivvying round Scotland.
Starting from Inverness, working my way up to Cape Wrath then down the West coast via a few islands, train home from Ardrossan. Much mapping and just a little blatant plagiarism of routes.
Should some pics and stuff for the Non-HTR550 thread in 3 weeks or so

[firedfromthecircus]

Cleaned the gutters. Much better than WRT.

Also anxiously checking the weather forecast for a trip to the NW Highlands next weekend. Anyone got an ultralight inflatable ark?

Mind the Scottish Six Days is on Mon-Sat in the Lochaber area.

[99percentchimp]

ScotRoutes » Sat May 03, 2014 9:12 pm
fettling the 9zero7 for a long-postponed trip to the islands next week

I'm doing the same Colin - where are you thinking - I'm planning on a trip to the Inner Hebrides as soon as I can (10 days time?).
Been fiddling with the bike, making a frame bag template for Wildcat, digging thistles out of last years new lawn (you've got this to look forward to tommid), making a jump for the boys bikes, pottering in the garden (bonfires keep the boys entertained), packing for a work trip tomorrow......