2nd gigs in two days. What`s going on in my life?! @jalen_ngonda at the @brixton.academy
Words can`t really express how good this was. How can one person be so richly talented? #justphenomenal doesn`t do it justice.
I`ve been to many amazing gigs in my life: Gill Scott Heron, Roy Ayers, Average White Band, Bobby Womack, James Brown, Lynden David Hall, Maxwell, Incognito (of course) to name just a few, but I can`t remember seeing many better gigs than this.
Such a tiny, skinny little man with a voice from the God`s and can he play that Fender Telecaster guitar and the piano equally well with such subtle feeling and dexterity. How is that possible to have so much ability and talent?!!
Sorry to gush, but it was genuinely a bit overwhelming.
@corinnebaileyrae at the @royalalberthall - the only pic I took, I think you can make it out just about. We were in Row X!
As ever, she was super mesmerising.
We made it! Storm Austen: feck off! #SouthDownsWay
There`s been lots of hurdles to jump but we did it. 50 miles over 4 days this week clinched it. Feels fab but legs are sore!
#SouthDownsWay Stage 11. Buriton to Exton. Winchester is almost touching distance - 12 miles to go. Only "Storm Austen" stands in the way tomorrow. Will we make it?!
If you look hard enough you`ll see a Red Kite in the sky in one of the pics. We`ve seen lots of them this week. You wouldn`t have seen that in South East England 10 years ago, probably not even 5 years ago.
Must go to Finchdean one day!
#SouthDownsWay Stage 10. From Cocking (yes, again, sorry) for coffee and cake/sausage roll at the @cadence_clubhouse (what a fabulous place, see menu pic 2) to Buriton.
Delayed start due to heavy rain.
Foggy and damp all day as you can see from the pics, this reduced visibility of views significantly.
Highlight was hearing snorting growling fallow deer bucks at the height of rutting season through Harting Down. They sound like growling pigs and it took us a while to work out exactly what it was. Saw some doe being chased by a fully rampant buck. Very impressive but a bit startling.
#SouthDownsWay Stage 9. We are back to finish this thing. Had to do this in reverse from Cocking (yes, that`s correct) to Amberley as we couldn`t get a taxi at a reasonable price to take us to the start. So we walk the route backwards then at the end of the day got a train from Amberley to Chichester (with one change) and then a bus from Chichester back to Cocking (yes, that definitely us correct) to retrieve the Van. What a faff.
In between it was a lovely day and beautiful expansive views - but it`s suddenly got cold. Cocking (yes, absolutely that is correct) to Buriton tomorrow.
#NorthDownsWay Stage 2, Dorking to back home in Rochester with @vanzie_73 . 92km of hard riding.
Epic day on the bike. From really hard climbs when we had to get off and walk to flowey yet sketchy decents - it had it all. Could`ve done with a support vehicle to change from road bike to gravel to MTB!
We`ll do the rest into Folkestone another time. When we`ve recovered!
Went with a slightly fatter @schwalbetyresuk G-One Ultra Bite 40 tyres this time for a puncture free experience - amazing.
Thanks to @tbw_gillingham for the tyres and cassette and chain upgrades.
#NortDownsWay riders route with @vanzie_73 . Stage 1. Farnham to Dorking. Quite different to the walkers route. Very gnarly in places. Sections of soft sand that brought the bike to a standstill and gave us no choice but to walk. But then there was the long flowy sections through woods that were fast and exhilarating. Iinteresting route by @wearecyclinguk - Stage 2 tomorrow.
#ndw
