The Mendip Hills with it's Scenic views

Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/KUBg5kvHiXb another day another ride for today it's an up across more up more across and down the Mendips if you want Scenic views well there's none today waited and watched the forecast which said it should clear around twelve so by the time I've climbed up the face of the Matterhorn (well it felt like it) with maybe a bit (or s lot) of a push no traction across the loose stoney track up well that's my excuse which I'm sticking to at least I gave it a good go, then get to the trig point on Black down it should be clear and sunny well they got that wrong just full of soaking wet clouds so a break is called for in the hope it'll clear up in the next 20 minutes or so but alas no so a bit more up down up then down down down steep, stoney and still wet but fun all the same got back to the camper and you've guessed it the bloody sun comes out and the sky goes blue still I'm not going round again that's it for today not a long one but hellishly tough absolutely cream crakered you really need to check out the vides on Strava pictures never really show crap the weather is 

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