Readers may recall from an earlier post that Mick Claridge reported seeing an unearthly figure on one of his training rides. It seems that individual – we’ll call him Grims – has taken a shine to our Mick, or to Mick’s cycle. (It is hard to tell which.) During a recent rain-filled climb on the mountain, Mick once again spotted his new friend. This time Grims was close behind him – evidently even a Reaper needs to conserve energy by drafting once in a while. Mick told the LASR:
“I knew he was behind me, I was too scared to look around so I pretended it was Fr Mike! But it was him – it was the Reaper! I could hear his bony feet hitting the pedals. Doesn’t that guy wear shoes I thought?”
Once they crested the hill, Mick lost his companion on the descent. It appears that Reapers, like most sensible cyclists, are not that keen on speeds greater than 40mph. Good to know.
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When told she was going on a trip to southern Europe, Lydia envisioned whirling down La Grande Corniche into Monte Carlo, or sauntering down Amalfi Drive in Campania. Her spirits were somewhat dampened by the 500-mile motorway drive on Saturday and the subsequent rainy days in Germany. But hope springs eternal…… and Malcolm has promised an adventure (or two) for her. The LASR looks forward to stories – and real pictures – of their journey.
which arrived courtesy of their preferred postal method (see image to right). Apparently they would have been here sooner had the courier not been blown off course somewhere around Lowestoft – the Editor apologises for the inconvenience. With no further ado, a pictorial diary of their trip to date:
It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a beautiful cobbled city centre and the Fortress of Ehrenbreitstein, which guarded the most valuable relic of the Trier See, the Holy Tunic, from 1657 to 1794. There are also two schlosses nearby – Stolzenfels Castle and Schloss Koblenz. Descriptions of the city make for such good reading that the Editor is now planning a holiday there.