2-9-18 Scenic Hampshire Backroads On A Sunny Sunday

[Captain_Slash]

Distance 95 miles/152 km

Plenty of cyclists on these backroads nowadays

The recent rains have replenished the water in some of these small streams

Finally an empty road

This is from river estuaries and is now very popular with farmers for fertilising their fields, I personally prefer the smell of cowshit from proper manure whilst riding along

A short offroad section

A lovely house out in the sticks

Watercress growing roadside

Moorhens or ducks?

In the afternoon the temperature climbs quite high

England has sunflowers too

Back home to balsamic chicken, homemade sage and onion stuffing with steamed vegetables

Well doused in gravy

 

[Captain_Slash]

GPX track

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[2wheels]

There's a memorable quote; "I personally prefer the smell of cowshit"
Doubt that has appeared on RA before!

 

[Captain_Slash]

Ron I grew up in a small Sussex village surrounded by farms so it was a normal natural smell from my childhood, a lot of my friends from there still say today how its a pleasant smell

 

[Ally]

Mallard Ducks!

Thanks for continuing to share the magnificent beauty of Britain Colin.