On the Soup Run

So, having done nothing (apart from Relax on Monday), I was ready for a bit of sport today, Wayne was on afternoons, so we had decided to go biking.

Expecting sunshine (like the rest of the UK) I was surprised to hear it raining all night, and still drizzly and overcast this morning – however I had a washing machine (and drier) at my disposal, so after a heart porridge breakfast, Wayne and I were off to Fochabers Forest, for a bit of excitement.

We were soon there, http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-6mrk49 and ready for the off…although still raining slightly, the weather looked as if it may clear up.

We were soon climbing,up,up,up and up the forest road, until eventually we were up at the top, ready to descend the Dragons Tail, followed by the Soup Dragon… 

We both flew down the trail, which was good fun, although greasy tracks, which had a slope on them all the time, so struggling to remain upright, but soon at the bottom car park, a quick snack…and back up the hill again, for a challenging run down the Gully Monster, a black graded,severe route …but it was soon tamed,or was it us that were tamed ? In any event we both managed to get down the bottom in one piece… and time to go..

We did manage to stop at the place, which gave all the trails the ‘soup 'name… Baxters soup factory,and cafe http://guide.visitscotland.com/vs/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,SIG49699Svs,curr,GBP,season,at1,selectedEntry,home/home.html where we had a great lunch of special Cullen Skink soup, and (for me ) a giant pancake and ice cream !

Then it was back to Kate and Wayne's, to plan where to go tomorrow, and the rest of my trip… and I did expect an afternoon ‘snooze’…but time ran out, and I had to make dinner !

Where to next ?

You’ll have to wait and see !