The day turned out well, but with lots of very steep roads to negotiate.  You have to feel for Charlie, no gears on his bike, but I don’t suppose his friends had gears either.

No boars were seen, but in the olden days it would have been ideal country for them.  A few years ago boars were reintroduced into the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and they are breeding so successfully they are becoming a problem and are having to be selectively culled.  The main problem seems to be that they can be dangerous if provoked, and they seem to have lost their fear of mankind.  I know all this because our daughter lives in the Forest of Dean !