The main road from Ilkley through Otley and Pool to the bottom of Harewood Hill follows the R. Wharfe valley so it is basically flat or rather downhill overall as the river flows east. There is a bridge to the north at each of the forenamed which means a hill just as turning in the opposite direction means, a hill. That's the thing about roads in river valleys. So for around 14 miles today with the river on my left I could wonder "so how much is a Cinelli Shark?" and then as I turned north and started climbing, conclude "but who wants one?"
If it had not been for the freezing wind and the squally rain my perambulation through country villages - Castly, Weeton, Askwith and more, would have been a lovely 33 miles and 1900 feet but about the only pleasure was seeing two full and bright rainbows. I think they came with the rain.
Oh and on a road out of Harrogate hearing a burbling noise and sensing several hundred horsepower behind my right shoulder as a Lamborghini Aventador paused until he could give me my 5 feet of clearance before roaring past.
It was bright orange.
But I suppose if you are a drug dealer you need to be conspicuous in the Waitrose carpark.
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