Faced with cutting the grass, taking the dog out for a walk or heading off in the Morgan for a couple of hours, the Morgan won. Swmbo can take the dog out and the grass will wait until tomorrow.

Original plan was to go from home to Ilkley, Bolton Abbey and Burnsall for a cuppa. But when I got to Burnsall it didn’t feel like I’d been out so carried on to Grassington, then Pately Bridge. Quick refuel in Pately as the light came on, then headed back to Blubberhouses through into Otley and then home.

56 miles all told, lots of grins on my part. A cyclist going the other way gave me a thumbs up and a man at Greenhow was washinghis rather nice blue Quattroporte nearly waved his arm off as I went past.

Cup of tea now and relive the memories. Happy days!