13 - 20 Feb

Sat - Bach B Minor Mass workshop day with Bach Choir, St John's Smith Square.  Trained in and bromptoned acoss West End, around 6 miles cycling.

Sun - Spin at WP.

Mon - Weather forecast excellent, with rest of week rainy, so took a route from the Amersham RCC site to Ivinghoe Beacon.  Little lanes via Ashridge, then open up to great views at Beacon (the Ridgeway is a footpath not bridleway so I sneaked up a path on the side to get to the top).  Cut across to Ashton Clinton, the deviated from route to go up Ashton Hill/Wendover woods, then map read myself back to Hyde Heath for a pint and crisps and home.  Rather chilly, but felt good.  46 miles.

Ashridge Management College

Panorama marker at Ivinghoe Beacon, looking north west

Trig Point, looking north to Leighton Buzzard

Tues - stayed in to accept signed for letter, but managed to walk twice into village, and then to choir in evening, 5 miles

Wed - 'sunny periods' but cold so geared up with new overshoes.  Little Chalfont, Coleshill, Winchmore Hill, then cut across via Shardloes to Hyde Heath (a little footpathing!), and back home via Amersham.  21 miles in 2 hours.
Thurs - 25 Miles to Lee.  Cold but got a bit brighter.  Stopped at Rootz on way back for warming coffee and snack.  Then into hot tub, walk down to 'the vill'.  Feeling v. tiried.

Fri - No cycling, worked out in 'green gym' tidying back garden, cutting hedge at front, cleaning up mud off bike.  Mozart Requiem practice at St Barts in evening.  Prepared sourdough starter for bread making tomorrow, will try a drier mix as the loaf turned out to be a flat pancake last time - nice and sourdoughy chewy taste though, just like in SF. Sat - Very wet start to day.  Day trip out to New Forest, lunch at The Lanes, Lymington with G&N. 

Sun -  Morning loop before cooking lunch.  17 miles with coffee at Aquadrome cafe