Tha Camera Never Lies?

This is my son on his lunch "break" after bombing around Delamere Forest today. He is actually very happy here despite his expression in the photo. Happy 'cos he feels really good about himself on his new bike & also cos he is about to get stuck into his cheese sandwich!

It was cold 'n' damp, but we mastered it. Patrick doing very well with the gears & technical moves etc. Ive not been on my bike here (properly) for some time.......I even went down the "No Brains" path - the first time since well over 10 years ago. Patrick chose not to as he obviously, erm, has a brain! "No Brains" started off with a serious drop-off downhill section in the early 90's which, like the title suggests, can only be ridden if the rider has, erm, no brain! In other words very scary indeed! I managed to go down it twice, though had to "climb" back up by foot.
I have to say, it was A LOT easier in my 20's/30's (I used to bomb down with hardly any brakes and climb up with feet firmly in peddles!). The NBs path is rather weathered now due to the high number of riders going down it over the years and has become a lot less steep as a result.

Will be returning here very soon.

Got back home in good time. Bikes all washed down, clothes in machine & showered. Both pretty shattered now. Now for some tea.