First ride of 2023 - The Rowdey Cow
I have been fancying a good brunch for days but everything has been closed. The Rowdey Cow delivered today though. A much drier ride than...
Bye bye 2022 - last ride of the year
It would have been easy to stay indoors today, and after my boots filled with muddy water about five minutes after leaving home I once...
Four not necessarily wise men...
So today has been booked for a ride for some time, and at this time of the year understandably the weather conditions can be...
The trials of a short-legged motorcyclist
Weather permitting I am out next Friday with at least three other Himalayans for some more off road adventures. Recently I have been...
Gloucestershire & Wiltshire lanes today.
Fortunate with relatively mild and dry weather today. The first lane was overgrown and I got smacked on the head by an interesting...
A day of two halves - videos below
North in the morning with Chris, and South in the Afternoon with Ian... Some new to me bits of the Fosse Way in the morning, and...
Taking in the Wiltshire Scenery again...
Video below. 50 miles or so today, which doesn't sound a lot but was mostly off road and enough given I have a stinking cold. We found...
Great afternoon in Wiltshire -video below
Three Himalayans out to play today, the rain held off but there were some adventurous moments nevertheless!
Horses, donkeys and a perfect morning.
I treasure those "Goldilocks" rides, when the temperature is just right. Leaving at 7:30 this morning for a 65-odd mile ride to Brunch in...
Morning ride - trying a new GPS app
Relatively cool at 7am this morning (compared to the temperature on the surface of the sun). Wanted to try out the GAIA GPS app (new to...
Got to love a Friday off - (video below)
Not entirely sure I love the 7am start but given the current temperatures it was a good idea. Home by 11:30am at which point it really...
Escape from Swindon (video below)
So I have already spent far too many hours this week working, driving for work, sat in front of a laptop and in video meetings. Cue an...
Getting out before the heat...
Video below. Music Courtesy of www.purple-planet.com So last night it seemed like an early ride was a good idea, and I did want to see...
(Not) Learning from experience...
Great evening out in Wiltshire (video at bottom of page) So 30 or so years ago when I worked in a therapeutic community one of our...
Early ride to The Lookout (ironically)
Not working and couldn't sleep past about 4:30am today - had planned to get out on the Himalayan and head to Calshot Castle as I had...
Little Himalayan adventure in Wiltshire
So given that for various reasons we all needed a bit of fresh air I picked out some green lanes that we have not yet tried - we are so...
Monday off - Himi time!
So my days off are generally predictable in that they have a motorcycle and some brunch in them. After 150 miles yesterday on the MT09...
Salisbury Plain - May 2022
The Salisbury Plain Training area is apparently the size of the Isle of Wight - 94,000 acres. Having spent a couple of hours there today...
Four Days in Wales - April 2022
All good trips require a bit of planning and preparation, and for me the first step was repairing a puncture I had picked up on the...



















