Get on yer bike

Steve asked for a bicycle for his present this christmas just gone, and it has been a great buy...  last Sunday we went for a family bike ride to St Marys lighthouse here in Whitley Bay.


Steve was on his bike, Sam was on his raleigh that he got from Father Christmas and Tom was in the child seat attached to the front of my bike.  It's a five mile round trip and as it was an absolutely beautiful day when we set off from our secluded spot in Trewitt Road, we took very little in the way of warmth.  By the time we hit the beach front we were being buffeted about by the icy wind off the north sea and Tom's cries of "I'm freezing" soon began!  But despite that it was a really enjoyable cycle out along the glorious Whitley Bay sea front, and Sam did really, was mostly sensible and kept up a great pace.

The lighthouse was as stunning as ever and Steve and the boys had a little poke about in the rockpools. 

We got ice cream and then started back into a VERY cold wind, Tom was almost in tears and whining big style, and so in irritation, and to try to shut up his whinging I took off my cardigan and put it on him.  So there I was blue armed in the cold - Steve said "you're a hero"... I still don't know if was said in admiration or exasperation!!!