Not a comfortable plod along the canal this morning. A hangover, even a moderate one like today’s, is a burden. It wasn’t as cold as earlier in the week, but the strong wind was, literally, staggering. It gave me another chance to parade my new gilet along the village high street. It’s a fetching goldy-grey colour, and combined with my bright yellow teeshirt, navy shorts and white Chicago Marathon baseball cap, I felt rather well turned out.… READ MORE.... …