Start Here : Explanations
Section One is about the blog and how to use it. Section Two is bike routes, maps and notes. Section One The dictionary defines 'pootle' as 'to move somewhere slowly and with no real purpose'. This isn't a diary or (usually) a diatribe. Rather, it is a home for: * My collection of bike routes in the countryside outside N & W London. * A gallimaufry of notes. Some provide context on history and landscapes for the bike route and others are simply things about offbeat places and that interest me. The format is configured primarily for reading on a phone so brevity is (usually) my lodestar. One result is inconsistent formatting between platforms, and typos are almost my trademark, but at least it proves I am not using AI! Everything will always be 'work in progress' and I do this to enjoy it and grant myself a dispensation to digress, widely, frequently and pointlessly and to update older stuff when I get around to it. I am not treating walking