Beautiful weather in May?

The forecast was good, so I decided to get some riding in today. I left her indoors slumbering, and jumped on the bike unsure of any destination. It was warm, comfortable and bright, so I took the M55 and the M6 to the junction with the A59, which has to be one of my favourite roads for biking. I landed in Leeds by noon, and decided to call on a friend who is intending on holidaying in Thailand, to ask if he was prepared to sign up for the revolution.

He wasn't in, so I climbed aboard again, and made my way to Castleford, for no good reason other than thinking about where I could go next. I decided to surprise my friend Andy over in Hull, as it was his birthday. The sun beat down and the temperature rose, but the journey was fine with the bike beating out the its melody of power pulses. When I arrived in Newland Park, Abigail, Andy's daughter told me they had gone out on the bike! A quick nosy around Sutton in East Hull, then I decided to call on some other friends who live out east in Old Ellerby, Ann and Derek. This time the call was successful, and we passed a couple of hours in the garden, catching up with events.The clock headed towards 4pm, and it was time to make a move. I said my goodbyes to everyone then headed towards Beverley, then Malton, Helmsley, Thirsk and back to the A59 to traverse the Pennines, stopping at the Cross Keys in East Marton for a pint of Blonde Witch from the Skipton brewery, before making my way home.