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My Fan Of… this week is another rainy day on the bikes with some strong winds added for good measure. We’d promised ourselves a quick 10-mile ride to blow away some cobwebs, so we decided to head to the Forth & Clyde Canal. The day we chose started out rainy & windy but was forecast to clear up by 0900. Susan looked out & said the forecast was wrong, & it was going to rain all day; she was right.
We wanted to get out on the bikes, though & so got our wet weather gear and set out into 20mph winds & horizontal rain 🌧️ & headed to the Canal.
We were a wee bit drookit by the time we got there 😂
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We stopped at the top of the hill above the canal to enjoy the views 🤣
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This is the view on a clear day!
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On our way down to the canal, we had a quick chat with some soggy sheep 🐑
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Once down at the canal, we had a quick breather for some juice & a few pictures.
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These are some shots from a previous sunny visit.
Pictures taken, we headed back for a well-deserved coffee & cake. We did get a lot of strange looks from everyone inside the coffee shop as we sat outside in the wind & rain. I think we also weirded them out by being happy & laughing at the fact we were both drenched as we enjoyed our coffees in the fresh air.
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Come back next week to see some Lensy re-imaginings.
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Hae a guid week 😁
You’re an intrepid cyclist. I’m impressed. I stay home and dry if the weather looks like that. I might go for a short jog but that’s it!!
We were out on Saturday, it started with a short drizzle but then it stayed dry, if a bit cold (at least our backside): https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2024/03/25/im-a-fan-of-signal-fires/
Thanks, Elke 😊 We’d promised the bikes we were going out & didn’t want to disappoint them 😂
Looks quite cold too!
It definitely was 🥶
How could you doubt our weather girl 😁 Looks like a miserable day