Monthly Archives: August 2018

The river Lea used to mark, more or less, the boundary between London and Essex. It was an area to be avoided when I was a boy. The river itself was virtually a sewer, taking waste of all sorts down … Continue reading →

Steve’s 2018 cycle ride, this year north of Bristol through Avonmouth, under the Severn (M4) bridge, Pilning, Easter Compton, Henbury and back to The Nova Scotia pub in Hotwells. Here I am leading the over-65 peloton! Photo by © Steve.

We’ve been to Milford in Hampshire, on the southern edge of the New Forest. The weather was good for a couple of days while we had a stroll around Lymington, sat on the beach in Milford and walked the mile-and-a-half … Continue reading →