Cairn

I don't go there often but when I want a bit of a test of the legs there's nowhere better. I'm talking about the hills around Linlithgow, Bathgate and Beecraigs - The Bathgate Alps as I've heard 'em called. More climbage for yer mileage than pretty much anywhere else in this part of Scotland.

Got home and thought I'd have a bit of lunch and then nip out the back and hop on the turbo for an hour and listen to a few tunes but alas, one of my girls had gone out and taken the outside key with her so there was, quite literally, no other option but to go out for a second, shorter and less strenuous ride mid-arvo. Except my bike decided to play silly buggers and there's some sort of gear/derailleur/jockey wheel thing going on that needs looking at. But not tonight. Not tonight.

Underneath The (P)Apple Tree