What a great Christmas Holiday this has been.  Last year I missed it all with a nasty case of the flu so I was very much looking forward to this year and it didn’t disappoint.  Christmas day and the New Year weekend were spent with family with the New Year particularly being a terrific time.

On the biking front the weather stayed generally pretty good in Southern England and we managed to get out a couple of times.  The Old Dragon and I got out to Loomies again (it’s becoming a bit of a habit that one) with a great ride down through Winchester and then back via Alton and Basingstoke.  Today I managed a trip out on my own.  The sun was shining, the roads dry and little traffic in evidence…bar a lot of fellow bikers.  It was bloody cold though !  Aren’t heated grips wonderful.

Now it’s time to look forwards to another great year.  Let’s hope it’s a good one for all.  Happy New Year.

Before I sign-off just a quick mention for a few people who have made the last year special: my little brother Russ; sister in law Charly; Holloway; PC Mac; Uncle Frank; Sean; Val and all the other Ulysses club UK members and of course The Old Dragon.  Thanks one & all, you know why.