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Helping take Triskelle from The Turf up to The Basin in the center of Exeter. No real dramas but, my, are some of the bridge crossing points of the canal narrow when you are on a large trimaran. Unfortunately, I only rem…

To the Swing Bridge on Exeter canal and back again. A lovely day with the mist lifting as the day went on. Took lots of photos

Along the estuary and canal to the swing bridges and back. The start of Lizs cycle training apparently

A new journey as part of Lizs cycle training. Away from the canal at the Swans nest and then via Exminster

A ride along the estuary and canal into Exeter and back

Along the estuary and canal to the swing bridges on the newly serviced bikes. Stopped for a cup of coffee at the Turf on the way back

Too much talking too much wind and too much carrot cake to make for a respectable average speed but not bad on the distance front. Next week the girls will be cycling to Exmouth and back apparently.

Wild swans and some of the best cheesy chips ever!

Needed to go into work and wife needed the car for the mile trip into her work so hubby had a 20 mile round trip to work by bike. OK - so she did have to come home at lunchtime for Scooby hound but...

Liz ride into Exeter and back

First bike ride in a very long time. Only as far as the Countess Wear swing bridges over the Exeter Canal. Work is about half way through the 14 month schedule of work on the swing bridge / roads. As per the pictures, o…

Up the Bude Canal. Some locks and a "portage". After the 3rd lock the water got a bit gloopy and a bit low so we stopped at that point. Spent the paddle back debating whether the £5 fee was a rip off or we were glad to "…

With Marija and Jeremy L for a kayak paddle along the Grand Western Canal from Boehill Bridge to a bit past Halberton. A lovely trip with a bit of stroppy swan action on the return! All the rather splendid WhatsApp imag…

Back into Exeter to buy a replacement car after our Citroen Xsara estate died after just 77k miles.

Into Exeter for a spot of shopping and then a while at Starcross Yacht Club watching the annual Starcross Steamer dinghy race. The winds were better for cycling that for sailing.

Into Exeter looking at double glazing (shut - would be dull) and kayaks (much more interesting).

Met up with Liz after she'd finished work and cycled into Exeter for lunch at Mrs Lutzys. Cycling back, I got a puncture. It was bad enough that the "snake eyes" double puncture highlighted that I'd been under inflating…

Another ride into Exeter and back. Hard work!

Third day in a row of cycling into Exeter and back. Every day is getting harder - surely that's not right! A couple of "reading breaks" on the way back.

The fifth 20 miler of the week. I'd expected this to be a gentle cycle ride with Liz but she was all gung ho! Way faster than I was expecting and I wasn't allowed my usual stopping places to have a breather. This was the…

Out with Liz for another cycle ride into Exeter and back. Trying to "power" up the bridge at Powderham, I broke 3 spokes on the rear wheel. So the last 2.5 miles are Liz alone as she went home to get the car to rescue me…

Shopping trip.

Into Exeter with Liz. Liz's first cycle ride since a Xmas lurgie.

Into Exeter and Dawlish with Liz for some shopping. Headwind on the way out.

Into Exeter to pick up some spare inner tubes and repair kits after yesterday's puncture shenanigans. Garmin Connect made the moving average for this trip as 14.8 mph - prefer their calculations!

A windy ride into Exeter and back. Luckily the wind (F5 to F7 on Met Office forecast) was mostly on the side,

A windy ride into Exeter and back, Liz still in post lurgie mode.

To the Mill On The Exe and back

First ride in a fortnight - work and the weather put paid to the previous weekend.

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