After Monday's traumas with the boiler, the rest of the week has been fairly routine. I've managed to get out on my bike 4 times - two fairly short solo ones, but a couple of decent runs with some of our group on Monday and Thursday. I didn't quite make it to 100 kms this week - just 4 kms short. It's all helping to get rid of at least some of the extra weight I put on in USA this summer - just in time, as no doubt the next two weeks will mean it all goes back on again. Yesterday, the scales showed me at 12 stones 10 lbs (178 pounds or 81 kgs for my overseas readers) - still too heavy, but retirement has generally been good for my health so far - I almost hit 14 stones last year when I was still working. I spent all my time in my car or at my desk and when I got home, I was too tired to do anything - I only realise this now. Perhaps I should have retired earlier after all. Now all I have to do to lose more weight is stop taking holidays!
The Rotary Club have put up another bench on the Deeside Way and I tried it out this afternoon on my cycle:
I looped up from there past Crathes Castle and back to Ross' work at Buchanan's for tea and raspberry shortcake al fresco - very nice. I'd had my brakes fixed at the bike shop this morning - they were screeching - and wanted to try them out. The brakes, gears and front suspension are the really positive aspects of this bike when compared with my old one (which Ross is now using), although the tyres are a good bit fatter - useful on muddy, off-road tracks, but a lot more friction when riding on tarmac.
Tuesday was Inverurie as usual - I drove there, but then caught the train after tea in to Aberdeen for a CAMRA meeting, whilst Jo drove home.
Thursday night was the big disappointment for Scottish football fans - let's hope our rugby team do a little better tomorrow. One heroic failure is enough for this week.
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