April 2026 The rest of the month.

 

April 2026

The rest of the month

The month started with Hospital appointments. Nothing serious, just check-ups. I went to mine on a fine day on the Kawasaki. It was great to have that expedition.

Next up was Observed Sunday with the Wey Valley Advanced Motorcyclists on the Buell and six trips out to the countryside towards  Amersham to put some miles on the bike. I have not been able to do much more due to the weather and I did more miles in the C3 which did give me some problems with the tyre pressure warning light going Birmingham showing incorrect pressure. Nothing was wrong until I worked out that it was a warning for over-inflation too. Just lowering the pressure a few psi was the solution. I am not used to measuring bar and still need to correct it to psi. One bar is equivalent to 14 psi. 2.5 bar is 35psi.

Doing a little gardening setting up the irrigation system for going away and ensuring that every pot that needs watering gets it. I did another little job to remake the roof for the wood store. I made a frame and used the salvage fence slats when the fence was replaced last year. Another just job that took all day.

I have had dodgy knees since  having the Covid vaccine and they are not getting any better to remedy that I have started walking nearly every day usually for about 50mins which works for me and is about two miles to build my muscles and make my knee joints feel more comfortable. So far that seems to be working.

To finish off the month there was Drive It Day which was different, two of the 2CV club are members of the Traction Avant club and this Drive It Day was with the Traction Avant Club and I was in the El Cid. We met up at Smith’s Garden Centre in Denham. Four Tractions and my Mehari look alike followed a route to Chesham and the De Havilland Aircraft Museum.More Tractions arrived all parked in front of the outside display of aircraft. It was an excellent museum with lots of interactive bits and Mosquitoes everywhere. The museum was not just about the aircraft, pilots and their heroic missions in World War 2. The developments after the war encapsulated how air travel moved from being only for the rich and privileged to mass travel. All in all it was a lovely day with like-minded people.