the view

We are soon done and I marvel at-

all the people we have seen, smiling, friendly, oblivious, dumbfounded( the tandem gets the most looks) thousands of people of all ages

all the gardens we have seen- the universality of growing food and trying to make your 'home', property as beautiful as is possible. I do look forward to rejoining that fraternity/sorority and suspect I will garden with a slightly different additude

all the skies we have seen and their ever changing pattern of clouds and colours
when one cycles one has a better vantage point to see the weather ( especially when it is flatter than hilly) and a greater interest in the weather as it certainly can affect the day's experience

all the dogs we have seen( sorry cat lovers but the felines are less obvious and less interested in us so we are are similarly less interested in them)
dogs bark and chase
fortunately the barking is painless and in most situations they chase until their leash stops them of the fence limits them.
those left free are usually old or older, bark once feebly or not at all,stand up out of curiosity or not.

we have been chased only a few times -the first day, within the first 2-3 kms. for me knocking me down as I was just getting used to a fully loaded bike.

As we have cycled further north the dogs have gotten smaller and yelpy ( sorry Ernie) .
easy to ignore because althought persistent they can't reach our ankles

the usual pattern is that the first rider by rouses the dog(s), the second gets the full treatment and the third ( usually me-amb) rides by a tired or resigned dog(s)

Riding allows a View