Right on cue, the fine early summer weather has turned to British Standard Summer Weather for the Spring Bank Holiday.
But I was getting cabin fever by this stage, so showers notwithstanding, I donned my new one-piece weatherproof suit
and took myself off to Portsmouth
- to see the USS George H W Bush in Holes Bay - then round in a loop through Winchester, Salisbury and Dorchester.
Sheltering under the plain trees in Salisbury market square, I noticed that my new motorcycle, sans top box,
made an excellent picnic table - if you don't mind standing.
The 'Wiltshire pasty' promoted with much fanfare by the baker's shop in the background was dubious,
but at least I found a kitchenware shop that sold coffee filter cones at last.
Teeth extractions this week and start of chemotherapy next; we'll see what effect that has on [the desire to go on]
rides out for the next few months.
A 1300cc picnic table; just right for fast food.