It hurts all over!

Ouch that hurt!

yep, thats right! ouch that hurt! that was just me dropping my leg over the KTM! this didnt bode well for the rest of the day!

This hurts more!

Two hours in and i'm getting in the groove, my previous off roading experience started coming back to me! with pride i am smiling at this point, but pride certainly comes before a fall and in this instance it was a physical fall! Glad to have bounce tested my equipment but my right elbow is screaming at me "whyyyyy"! We stop for a break and suddenly i am aware how much i am sweating and aching! Seems like i have forgotten to breathe for the last 2 hours and perhaps overestimated my fitness levels?

Caca!

Dog walkers pick up their mess! Meanwhile after a steep downhill section on a very narrow track i think i have made my own mess? Seriously though, my confidence is coming back and i'm having a blast! Really starting to remember why i was so into MX and Green laning back in the day! Another bonus is that its a great workout for the whole body, call it cross training? Riding a bike on the road can be tiring but off-roading is taking the physical exertion to the next level! I'm loving it! Phys in the bag!

Pedralta

Ok not bike related but it was well worth a look, the trails to Pedralta vary so we made it the hard way up. Graft! Great to stop, have a break and see this. Pedralta, which used to be the largest rocking stone in Europe.(It has now settled) Rocking stones (also known as logan stones or logans) are large stones that are so finely balanced that the application of just a small force causes them to rock.