As you can see this wasnt actually a walk. This is the first time me or Gary had been Mountain Biking. we went to the Lakes, to Grizedale Forest a place i last went with Amy and Henry back in autumn 2006 when i walked to the top of the forest.
Its £15 each to hire the bikes for the day and we did the 11 mile course up and down the hilly forest tracks. by the end of it i was soaking wet, filthy,muddy and completely knackered but i loved it! its a real buzz flying downhill at over 20 mph,wind in your face and wondering whether you are going to be able to make the turn! it was wet and misty which added to the atmosphere and we passed thru beautiful scenery including several big waterfalls.
We even went the 'wrong' way round the course which only made it tougher and made us nearly quit but i cant wait to do this again! :)
Finally after 33 years i have done my first proper walk in the Fylde. me and Craig started and finished at the Eagle and Child pub in Weeton and went thru fields to Greenhalgh village, over the M55 and over the railway and back to the pub. about 6 miles in blazing hot sunshine. am a bit like a lobster still as i write this. Craig wore shorts and got stung tons of times in the thick nettles that we had to cross and we retreated from a field full of cows and a bull.. back to the pub at the end for some welcome liquid refreshment from the hot barmaid there :O)
