Been out riding after work up and around Innerleithen.
It was a lovely evening after a full week of rain and the blue skies finally peeked through. A couple of friends who live here suggested it so a wee posse of four of us went for a post work scoot for an hour or so.
Up a short steep climb, bounced over a few roots and rocks and onto a wide path right through the hillside, chatting away for twenty mins about this and that, its a cracking way to chew the fat with some buddies. Who needs dinner parties? Not us. Unless there's rhubarb crumble on the menu and then I might consider it.
A doubleback and another sharp climb led to a lovely meandering descent through rocks down to the gowfie. Back onto forest road, another climb and around a local viewpoint. We could see Innerleithen's Caddonbank in the washed out pinkish light of the dropping sun and a field of dairy coo's over in the field yonder near the river Tweed - views right down the valley. It's a cracking place in this weather.
Down some rooty descents through the woodland and off falls the wife slipping on a slimy root and onto yon arse. Too much braking! She's still smiling thankfully. Our ride host tactfully suggested 'it was your own fault'. Yup, still smiling. Must be better than staying in and thinking about doing that filing thats piling up in the office.
Think there's more mini riding missions needed, even an hour after work makes all the difference.
