My first "long" ride

Well, now that I am looking back on it - it seems quite silly that I think 10 miles on my bike constitutes a "long" ride...but hey we all have to start somewhere.

There is something very glorious about cycling in the sun of an Autumn morning.  Every Sunday I am trying to get out for my "long" ride, extending routes and working out new ones too.

My first "long" ride took me through the villages of:

• Ingarsby
• Hungarton

and in through the gates of Baggrave Park where I stopped outside the house for a quick drink (now mastered drinking whilst pedaling but that has taken a while!).  This route is just under the five mile mark.

Baggrave Hall

For those of you interested in the conservation of old buildings you may be interested in reading this article about the hall http://www.ihbc.org.uk/context_archive/32/baggrave_dir/baggrave_s.htm

The ride through the park is fabulous with sheep, two beautiful horses and in the recent weeks children collecting the conkers (one kid had a massive bag full and I can only think he is going to share them with the whole population of his school).