Woburn Rhodies

I finally managed to get over to Woburn again last night, it's been ages since I'd ventured that way what with my sore back, the rain and family illness. Although it was a tad chilly the sun was out (for the most part) and it felt great to be back on dirt.

As I was alone :( I decided to have an explore and found a couple of new tracks amongst the trees. One of which diverts gently upwards around the steep "lights out" and Danesborough loop. Excellent and there's plenty more new bits for me to map out too ;)

Just before I left the woodland, I thought I'd check to see if the rhododendron's on the north east-ish side were in bloom and was greeted with a fabulous display of colour.

So we've just had the wettest May for 20 years, with almost double the typical rainfall nationwide and we've still got water restrictions in place. At least the plants are doing well...

PS: the Racing Ralph's are defo more sketchy in the odd patch of sandy Woburn gloop, but still manage to provide a surprising amount of traction given their relative lack of tread. They certainly livened up the ride, especially on tired legs :p