Started in the pouring rain again after our helpful B&B hosts got all our washing done and clothes dried out. We loved the porridge with cream and honey!
Rained solid as we climbed from the slough of despond to the Hill of B(D)eath. And then chain problems on my bike meant an hour in a bike shop. But then the scenery changed and the weather too. Tree lined dappled sunlit descent alongside river at Glen of Glenfarg. The Bridge of Earn and Perth -and Dunkeld, now we're here - remind us of european towns. In warm sun we lunched by the Tay in Perth and took the excellent advice of a local to change to a slightly longer but definitely more scenic route. Way out in the gorgeous countryside, and with noalternative route we whizzed down a hill and round a bend to find a whole huge tree accross the road! And Scotland still has heroes. Thanks Jim Allen!
52 miles - Fairly easy going (for us!)
Saturday, 15 August 2009
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Is that helpful man called Jim Allen, then? Does he know that there's a Scots reel named after him? Befitting a hero, of course. And the B&B hosts were kind, too: welcome to Scotland indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Merv for the idea. I tweaked the words and worked out the chords, so we could sing this as you arrive at JOG
ReplyDeleteSh, oo, oo sh, ahh, (x4)
Ridin along on a pushbike, honey, when I noticed you.
Ridin along, in a hurry, honey, 1000 miles to do.
You looked so pretty, as you were riding along.
You looked so pretty, as you were singing this song
sing the song,
chorus
Round, round wheels goin round and round,
Down, up pedals, down up down.
But I gotta cover 50 miles of ground
Before the sun goes down.
Sh, oo, oo sh, ahh, (x4)
Well I put on the speed, and I tried catchin up, but you
Were pedalling harder too.
Riding along like a hurricane, honey, 1000 miles to do.
You looked so pretty etc
sing the song,
(chorus)
Sh, oo, oo sh, ahh, (x4)
Brilliant progress y'all making..... Have a couple of drams for me.
ReplyDeleteMy songwriting isn't up to Mick's or Merv's, but to make up I've been researching what inspiring words the Bard created about cycling. After an afternoon with my nose in the First Folio, I discovered these beautiful nuggets:
"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your gears"
"To B-Road or not to B-Road, that is the question"
"As You Lycra"
"Tyre Man of Athens"
"The Timing of the Loo"
"Once more unto the brakes, dear friends, once more...."
"Twelfth Night or What You Wheel"
"The Tour of Venice"
Tony
Some picture! It calls for a song.
ReplyDeleteWe three women have come so far.
Both hands gripping the handlebar.
By field and fountain,
Moor and mountain.
This ain't for the la-di-da.
And once a tree blocked our way,
Not far off from the Forth of Tay.
Thanks to our hero,
We got clear o'
The obstacle of the day.
We will reach John O'Groats,
Huddled under our raincoats.
We've been unlucky,
The weather's been mucky,
Good job we aren't wild goats!
See you soon
Mervion
Here's a link to the dance tune called Jimmy Allen, known as Jamie Allen in Scotland
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfc7vRTC3Pk
Enjoy the tune: I like the musicians hat!
Gig has asked me to tell Tony that according to recent research, and not many people know this, Bill the Quill commuted between Stratford upon Avon and Southwark by bike. In fact, a manuscript of Richard III has been discovered proving that the original script included the line "A bike, a bike, my kingdom for a bike!"
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