The sun was shining, and this trail is slightly prettier than the section of the high peak trail I was on last week, so it felt altogether more jolly.
I've usually got a Radio 4 podcast in one ear so I'm always learning something as I cycle along - for example yesterday I was listening to an interview with Helen Sherman, the first British person in space, who was apparently involved in designing and making the Mars ice cream (as in 'ice cream Mars bar', not 'ice cream from Mars'). Who knew?
My time off work is coming to an end and finally I'm starting to feel properly relaxed. I just need to figure out how to keep hold of that feeling when I go back to work...