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After a few days of trawling around the country and not getting out on the bike I put the gearie in the van last night to head over to Stockport for NYE with the gf's parents. Slept in nicely and then made a hasty exit as rain clouds were rolling in from the Marches.
Got lost headed to Wilmslow via Styal. Picked up an old audax route and got lost headed for Poynton. Finally set my sights on the Peak District through Marple and New Mills without really knowing how I was going to get across it. FInally popped out on an A road for either Chapel-en-le Frith or Glossop. Mentally tossed a count that was heavily weighted to taking a shot at the Snake Pass as a way to open my account on an attempt to ride all non-residential roads in the Peak District in the space of a year.
I realise that this is in fact pretty silly because I should be using this stretch of road to access other roads that will need riding and there's better use of the Snake Pass and the A57, but where's the adventure in that huh? There's a phrase that my girlfriend picked up working in the South of France; "it may not be the best way but it is the more beautiful way".
After a dismal "only place open in town" lunch at Tesco I headed upwards and the climb was fairly quiet. Got my feet soaked riding through the run off into the Derwent Valley and when it started raining as I cross the Ladybower decided it wasn't worth putting on shoe covers and a waterproof jacket. Wrote off a diversion through Strines owing to being cold, wet and feeling a little ropey (hangover and a damp chest) and sucked up a continued decent into the Rivelin Valley and short route home.
Not the best day or weather to get out but at least it gets better from here (after it gets worse).