Chat tomorrow then....
It was an okayish start to the day. Not much to report on the sleep or the start. I woke up. I am alive yay. What to ride was the thought. Well I knew this because I had decided yesterday I was going to ride through to Wupperthal, have a coke and a chomp and ride back here. Pretty bloody simple and hopefully enjoyable.
The start was good. Up the drag a few kays then on the road through. Get going pretty nicely. Up the hill and on the sort of plateau area. How hard can this shit be.
Not far in about 20kms or so I get an extremely sore neck. Can hardly move it. Little further on my left hand is not doing good. Like a rubbing sore. I decide to go for another 30 minutes and assess the situation. Well that passes by and I feel I am in this so get it done.
It has turned from a fun outing to a painful slog. To add to the great day I am having the road has decided it is going to be a rutted one. Okay I think. Get it together son. You can do this. I push on.
Not to be I am afraid. The little village about 15kms before my goal sees me buying a cool drink and turning around. I am in pain. Not sure why these things have cropped up. Very unlike me.
Anyway I get going home. The good news is that the little intermittent ruts have turned into permanent soul destroying ones. I find myself stopping frequently to check all my limbs and teeth are still with me. I probably wouldn't know if a couple were missing. It was agony and I was extremely unhappy.
So what took me 3 hours to ride one way took me an hour to ride back. I feel a bit disappointed with myself I did not continue but I was not feeling it today. I might take tomorrow off and just chill out here. I have enough supplies and it is a great place.
Go for an easy walk instead. Chill out and relax for a day. Will see what the other side of me says when I wake up. Fingers crossed that happens.
I feel a little disappointed but I know I am here in the Cederberg for a while so one way or another I will get there to have a look around.
It is tough turning around and coming back. If it was a destination stop then that simply cannot happen. I am not feeling any better so hopefully by the morning things will improve. The closest doctor is probably a 100km ride away 😅🤣
I hope you are all well and keeping up the excellent work. This weather is sublime.
Take care and chat soon.
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