It was a stunning day and it's a really straightforward ride largely off road (although next to a very busy one). In fact, it should be a Bristol tourist ride, because you go out along the river on the 'chocolate track', over the Pumphouse swing bridge, and up the side of the Portway under Clifton Suspension Bridge. Lovely. I had forgotten how joyous cycling in Bristol can be! This would make a good half of a round ride if you went over the M5 Avonmouth Bridge and back down the fabulous cycle path on the other side of the gorge. But I'll write about that one another time...So, I'm going to stop wasting money on petrol and get back to my cycling roots. Or should that be routes... Stop groaning. Should be alright as long as I remember to pack a spare top... The photo is of the Trym going into the Avon as I went into one of those cycling reveries once in sight of the suspension bridge and completely forgot to take a photo. The other photo, featuring the front wheel of my lovely Trek, is of the 'chocolate path' - apparently named after the blocks which make this a bone shaking ride along the river.
