Mountain biking

All week the forecast has been promising large quantities of rain for this morning, but when it came to it, it all fell during the night.  Today was bright and sunny and the leaves were really golden. However, all the rain overnight made it incredibly muddy under-wheel; real liquid goo in paces, with lots of sliding around and messiness. Over 500 people turned up for the tour, so having a few hundred tyres mashing up the ground before you probably did not make it a lot firmer. As usual, the organization was exemplary, with all the signs, refreshments  and everything being done very well.