What began as a plan by my friend to cycle to Somerset this September has someone morphed into a plan for me to accompany her...gulp...

It's about 196 miles and I have never ridden more than about 3 miles...in a year...

So I have retrieved my bike from the shed and begun frantically training. I began 6 days ago with trips around the local park and today we ventured out along canal paths and through parks for a 15 mile ride. And I'm glad to say I survived.

Just.

But I absolutely loved it!

That's only half of what we'll need to cycle each day if we want to do it under a week (some people do it in a day. But we're not some people).

I don't know if my knees, body & bum are up to it, but the training has been fun so far, and it'll give me something to work towards. Wish us luck!