On my bike

[david44]

^ Forget the thighs it will be your arse that feels it.

cheeky

[Looper]

Changed the bastard pedals back to normal ones, pumped up the tyres and oiled the chain.

What kind of saddle are you rockin Joe?

I have abdicated any further walnut crushing punishment and gone for a padded seat with springs.

It may only work well with my upright posture from my raised handlebars, I am not sure.

[Joe 90]

What kind of saddle are you rockin Joe?

I have abdicated any further walnut crushing punishment and gone for a padded seat with springs.

It may only work well with my upright posture from my raised handlebars, I am not sure.

This may feel akin to straddling a razor blade, a trip to decathlon for some new padded shorts may be in order.

[Looper]

Hardcore Joe!

Respect

[Joe 90]

With a snap, cackle and a pop I ventured out for some blood,sweat and tears.

Well it's rude not to when the sun is shining and the temp is in double figures.

I think it's safe to assume that Spring is finally here.

[Joe 90]

I may have overdone it today in the saddle.

Rigamortis is setting in now.

A couple of hours oop the hills and down the dales..














Much needed hydration..



No eggs on the menu, wtf.



Considering a coast to coast ride this Summer, maybe Blackpool to Scarborough..

[Joe 90]

I have abdicated any further walnut crushing

I feel the pain today, it's akin to being hit between the arse cheeks with an axe.

[misskit]

These boats look like live aboards but there are no gangplanks. How do they get in and out of their house?

[Joe 90]

They just step on and step off.
They are very close to the towpath.
A colleague of mine Iives on one full time, it's a very different laid back lifestyle.
He paid £64,000 for a 57footer and pays £2.500 a year for the his isolated prestige moorings.
Has a log burner and solar panels.
Has access to communal water etc.
Has aback up diesel generator for winter.
The finish on the interior of his canal boat is outstanding and the views are priceless.

Plus the views can change if you fancy a leisurely trip along the waterways network, just don't be in a hurry as they chug along majestically at an eye-watering 5mph.

[Joe 90]

He got divorced from his Chinese wife, sold the house and moved to this view with his dog at a sprightly 67 years young.

The view from my mates barge Kitty..

[misskit]

That’s awesome. Are they connected to municipal sewage or ?

I lived on a houseboat for a few years. It was magical.

[Joe 90]

That’s awesome. Are they connected to municipal sewage or ?

Yeah, it's all included in the moorings fee.

[Joe 90]

I lived on a houseboat for a few years. It was magical.

Cool, got any pics?

I thought it was just the UK that had barges/residential river boats.

[misskit]

There are several houseboat communities in the US. Not sure if any are on rivers or canals but do exist on bays and lakes.

The houseboat I lived on in Richardson Bay in Sausalito, California.



The couple who built it were a carpenter and a stained glass artist. It is really a work of art.

This is a pic from the internet which is easier to find than going though all my pics to find one but still looks the same.

[Joe 90]

Idyllic Kitty!

I bet you could drop a fishing line sat on those chairs and catch dinner.

[cyrille]

^^Very cool!

[misskit]

I feel lucky to have lived there. There was no fishing off the back porch for two reasons. Number one is all you could catch were smelt and they were full of pile worms so not appealing for dinner. Two, though the boats at the piers were tied into county sewage, there were out anchors in that area of the bay that dumped untreated waste into the water. There was never a bobbing turd seen but they must have been around. Low tide was…smelly.

Any fishing I did was from a dory far out on Richardson Bay away from shore.