I went back to carry on the ride from my last video, its a circular cycle friendly path, mostly built on an old coastal train track thats been converted to a multi use path, with views over the river to Wales.
Sounds lovely
What a souless, depressing ride, started with miles of huge concrete sea walls, then run down seaside towns, with people who look like theyd given up ,wandering around the vast muddy sand flats.
I guess you can adjust your expectations to find interest in any landscape, but this had me slipping into melancholy quickly followed by get me the fxxx out of here.
I stuck with it and I suppose you could admire the starkness , there is an island miles out with houses on it, but with the tide out it looked like some derelict outcrop from a Starwars planet.
Eventually I found a closed restaurant that was on the waters edge and surrounded by hundreds of boats in various levels of decay, , maybe it would look better in black and white with a French narration of the futility of existence.
I did find a trendy little cafe around the corner which picked me up in a sort of mask wearing, everyone looking at each other with a 'please kill me' look...way.
To cap it off it rained on the way back, my battery expired a mile from the van and I had to pedal a DH bike with 200mm, non lockable suspension into a 20mph headwind.
I'll post some pictures tomorrow, which will have the sole effect of making your pictures look 10X better than usual.
The video will need a warning about depression.
This blurry image is all the authorities will let me show.
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