Wirral ride

As with my Heswall run, this took advantage of the Borderlands train as an easy day was in order. From home I rode through Hawarden then down to Queensferry Sports to pick up a hat. At the blue bridge, I followed the Wirral cycling path through to Neston which I haven't done in its entirety for years, not since riding with Morgan and the cubs! I do run this route a couple of times a year, however. After Neston I went down to Parkgate for ice cream at Nicholls, something of an institution. After a cloudy start, some sunshine peeked through as I climbed up towards Heswall. There was an annoying headwind throughout, courtesy of the high pressure easterly that has kept the weather dry for months. This became so annoying that I abandoned plans to cycle east along the tip of the Wirral and stayed sheltered for the inland route to Arrowe Park and then Upton. As I wanted an easy day, this was a better option anyway, and I got the train back to Penyffordd from Upton then cycled back: only around 50k in total.