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Living in the Ouse valley means getting used to flooded roads. The river is bordered by Water Meadows which, when the rain comes, flood. Which is what they are there for of course. With all the rain in the last few days I decided to avoid the local tracks yesterday as the heavy clay soil around here clogs the works up! Sticking to the roads wasn't without its problems as this picture shows. I had just cycled through that, nice and slow, but my feet still went under the water and got rather wet! Need to look out for some cycling shoes made out of some of this modern waterproof breathable material!

About two miles away from home. Lots of Oil Seed Rape and nesting Skylarks in the fields. I have worked out a route of about seven or eight miles with 80% off road. Some of its a bit rough so it takes just over an hour. Had a variation this morning as I would like to expand it to about 15 miles with alternatives possible.