This is a phone snap of Beddlestead Lane: <http://www.web-options.com/Beddlestead_Lane.jpg>
I cycled to Brighton today, and my normal route for getting out of London takes me along Beddlestead Lane. In my mind it is the moment when you truly know you're out of London, and it always makes me catch my breath to see this valley (and I always mean to bring a proper camera and take a proper picture in proper light...). The lane itself is the curving line from right to left through the bottom of the valley. Unfortunately for me, the descent is very twisty, the lane is very narrow, and there is a lot of gravel, so I never have the courage to take it at full pelt. Normally very fit young men overtake at high speed me as I struggle up the other side, but just recently I have been able to pass other wheezing middle-aged men, so things must be getting better! Today I went over Ditchling Beacon for the first time - to my surprise I didn't have to get off and push, even after 60 miles of cycling, and in fact I actually overtook several people! Cheers, Thunder Thighs! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
