It has been another odd day. I decided to cycle  the 4 miles into the city of Lancaster following a  nice cycle path that runs along side the river Lune. Starting off at a pleasant picnic site and scenic valley, the path suddenly has a dramatic change of atmosphere. This heavy atmosphere comes from the city. The city has always felt like this. The area has a history of witch craft for which its famous. This graffiti reflects this. There seems to be some duality going on here in the art, or maybe the artist was just off his head on something ? Ive tonight been told the area is a crime hot spot, drugs, rape ect...and judging by the characters who randomly talked weird stuff to me I as I cycled by I have no doubts about this.

Strange fact - both times ive been on wheels on this path ive ended up going over the handle bars and crashing onto the floor. The first time was when I was fooling around with my daughters scooter ( embarrassing ) and the second today, was when I tried to ride my bike down some earth type steps on the river bank. That was utter stupidity, and I dont know what got into me. As I was on my own and no one else was around, and didnt hurt myself luckily, it wasnt as bad as it might have been.

Oh, and last weekend I had to postpone this ride as I forgot my bike seat...doh !