29.03.2026 +1hr & 49km.

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  Sunday 29th 38F/3C [8.20] A bright, cool start but increasingly windy from the SW. Peaking at 7C/45F at lunch time. Showers and more cloudy after lunch.  67F/19C in the room. 45F/7.2C in the greenhouse.

 I woke at 6.15 after another busy night. Having forgotten the clocks moved forwards overnight. Though not magically. I had to go around correcting them.    

 Copenhagen announces that all of its busses are now electric. Denmark was reported self sufficient in wind and solar power.

 9.50 Back from a walk down the road. Cool breeze but sunny. Bare hands just tolerable. I took my camera. No deer today. 

 I plan to have a modest ride. Just to check progress on the new railway route. Then catch up with some shopping on the way back. 

 11.05 Off we jolly well go. I shall head further east to enjoy quiet and hilly lanes. 

 Two young chaps went past. Out training, side by side, on their racing bikes. Which was not polite or even sensible. As half a dozen cars came up behind us and were completely blocked from overtaking on a long climb! As was I. 

 Eventually there was no more oncoming traffic and the ignorant pair continued along the flat just chatting. As the string of balked traffic could pass at last. I became bored with sitting on their wheels and overtook them. Quickly putting half a mile on them in Turbo mode. Or half a kilometer when dealing with complete ignoramuses.

 13.50 Back from a 49km ride. It was cold and there were several showers. The last and heaviest as I neared home. The wind tried to spoil the ride but I persevered. I found half a dozen railway crossing sites. A couple of them on newly opened roads. With brand new bridges marked 2026 neatly cast into their faces. 

 The enormous earth moving exercise continues. As hills are cut away and raised humps push upwards. To provide an increasingly level track bed. Deep hollows seem to have no obvious purpose but may be emergency reservoirs to avoid flooding. 

 There were no organic tea bags but I bought a couple of bags. Of my favourite, organic, porridge oats.  

 After a nap I brought the trailer along to the greenhouse. To empty it of the remaining logs and kindling. Enough for several weeks I hope.

 Now I'll drag the two wheely, recycling bins along the drive.  

 17.30 65F/18C in the room. I had better light the stove. 

 Sunday Dinner was chicken, peas and roast potatoes. The obvious mistake was not having bought any carrots. The chicken breasts were a day past their "Best by" date and discounted. So I cooked both pieces. 

 I boiled the potatoes for ten minutes in salty water first. Before placing them around the chicken in the baking pan. I gave it 40 minutes in the oven at 200C with the fan going. It was all fine. The roast potatoes were cooked through and brown on the exterior. After five minutes rest the chicken was beautifully tender. 

 

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