The Last Hill
The year has started well, a visit to London for lunch and a show. Saw 'Wicked' at the Apollo in Victoria. A really good show about the witches in Oz. They are quite nice really, in love and not evil at all... If you believe what the new story is about :-) after we took in Regent Street and Hamleys for Joshua before getting back to the trains... He's now the proud owner of a Harry Potter wand. I very nearly purchased some new boots until I realised they were three hundred pounds... Whaaaat!
Thursday bought some comedy, in the shape of Lenny Henry. He was visiting Newbury to perform his new show 'Cradle to Rave'. The story of how music impacted his life and the love he's always had for music. It was great hearing him talk of the places he grew up with and the memories that bought back for me. Turning to Michelle all the time asking "do you remember that"? I was probably annoying to some folks...
This weekend has been quite cool, Michelle gave me a surprise trip to the Island, she booked us a place in Ventnor to stay. It had a nice pool and was in a great location. I took the bike and gave it a go on Saturday morning.
The hills in Ventnor are real hard work. I set off from the hotel and got straight into a climb, I felt soo tired, I tell you, I am so unfit it's unreal. Christmas pud is lingering and I'm suffering for it. When I got to the top of the road climb I turned a corner to discover I knew where I was. You see I had been here before, it was hill seven from the killers.... Oh no.... The real big one that has lots of turns and up hilly bits. This was the test, in September last year I did this hill in one after already riding 18 miles. This time I needed to stop - about five times.... Not good!
I've since decided that some training is in order and a plan to stay winter fit for the end of the year, maybe a sport, kick boxing or something...
I'm contemplating things I've never done before for this year, things for me and things for the family and things for the wife... A tattoo seems to be at the front of my mind... Hope it goes away eh...
Out til later...
P
Thursday bought some comedy, in the shape of Lenny Henry. He was visiting Newbury to perform his new show 'Cradle to Rave'. The story of how music impacted his life and the love he's always had for music. It was great hearing him talk of the places he grew up with and the memories that bought back for me. Turning to Michelle all the time asking "do you remember that"? I was probably annoying to some folks...
This weekend has been quite cool, Michelle gave me a surprise trip to the Island, she booked us a place in Ventnor to stay. It had a nice pool and was in a great location. I took the bike and gave it a go on Saturday morning.
The hills in Ventnor are real hard work. I set off from the hotel and got straight into a climb, I felt soo tired, I tell you, I am so unfit it's unreal. Christmas pud is lingering and I'm suffering for it. When I got to the top of the road climb I turned a corner to discover I knew where I was. You see I had been here before, it was hill seven from the killers.... Oh no.... The real big one that has lots of turns and up hilly bits. This was the test, in September last year I did this hill in one after already riding 18 miles. This time I needed to stop - about five times.... Not good!
I've since decided that some training is in order and a plan to stay winter fit for the end of the year, maybe a sport, kick boxing or something...
I'm contemplating things I've never done before for this year, things for me and things for the family and things for the wife... A tattoo seems to be at the front of my mind... Hope it goes away eh...
Out til later...
P
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