It’s good to spend shared time with a loved one. But, it’s also good to spend some time apart. Having different interests alongside shared ones helps to bring a vitality to daily conversation.
Today is one of those paired and shared days. Time for me to go off-roading. Work up a head of steam in the local hills. Get lost. Or, do my best not to. Time for Mrs S to relax. Unfold her drawing pad. Sharpen her pencils. Enjoy a morning of peace and quiet for a change.
The houses and plots of land in this area are extensive. There’s so much space. The term “Built up” will not apply here for some time to come, if ever.
Early part of my ride takes me past a couple of opposites.
A month out of the saddle can leave you wondering what you’ve got left in the thighs. There’s only one way to find out. And that’s to head ‘up’.
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You guessed it? Yes, I did make the wrong boggy decision. But it was all part of the fun. Even if at one point my phone dropped from my saddlebag (not noticed by me) and plopped into the mire! Half a K further on I discover the loss. Back track to find it. Luckily on end and only partly submerged. Good old SONY – designed for water spoilsports!
Once back at base. A quick shower. An energy replenishing eggs on toast. Then it’s off again. A Scoot into Broumov. Home to an interesting Benedictine Monastery. We arrive just in time. Book the last tour of the day. Discover their card machine is not in operation due to internet failure. We all know about that. Euros not accepted. Only Polish Zloty. A quick nip around the corner to Moneka, the local money bank, solves that issue. The tour is in Czech. Us and a Czech couple. We listen. Don’t understand a thing. Thankfully, an all English folder has been prepared for us unlinguisticals.
Near the end of our tour, we come across the most unusual of saintly statues.
