A chilly end to the day too, when after 5 hours lawn mowing, I decided to give the legs a spin.

At 7.30pm a nice steady out and back gravel ride to Alsop Moor on the High Peak and Tissington Trails. A glorious evening under the setting sun but damn chilly in the stiff easterly breeze. A fantastic display of Hawthorn blossom and also a very heady aroma. It is one of those smells that I can't decide whether it is pleasant or not.

A total of 23 miles, 735 feet in 1hr 40 mins. The trails are now so dry that my bike was covered in a layer of limestone dust. Surprisingly I only saw 5 other people the whole time I was out and 2 of those were photographers snapping the sunset.