One of those days again — the weather forecast was for rain – sleet and snow!
How wrong can those guys be? We decided to rise above ’em when Lady H said —
‘Bugger the bike – let’s get Robbie out’ —
So out came the Robinson 44 – all the way to Hartside Biker’s Cafe twixt Penrith and Alston where a few hardy souls had ignored the forecast and arrived on two wheels —
Hard to blame ’em —
Who needs a helicopter when we can have views like this across the Lake District direct from the patio —
In fact we could see best part of sixty miles – over Carlisle and all the way down the Solway Firth to Dumfries and Douglas’s Cairn on the 569mts high Criffel Hill – zip past that on the seaward side – dodge the live firing on the Military Range – flick a right up the Dee estuary to the Water of Tarrf and we are home —
Idea! Time to give the Lady H her CBT in Robbie – just need to strap her in – fire her up —
feet on the pedals – two hands on the stick – Stand Well Clear! –
and point her on her way —
Well I hope you didn’t think I’m daft enough to sit in there beside her —
even if I did see her kiss the Buddha for luck in her front garden this morning before we set off 🙂
from-a-distance 