Most mornings I've been getting a 45 - 50 mile training ride around Hourtin Lake on my cyclocross bike which with its knobbly tyres is perfect for the rough tracks and the odd bit of sand. It tires the legs out though and I can't wait to change back to my road bike for the End 2 End.
The massive Lake of Hourtin is beautiful to cycle round and what I love more than anything is the smell of pine resin in the forest and the sound of the cicadas which can be really loud as the temperature rises. Cicadas are beetles that are difficult to see as they're camouflaged against the pine tree bark and make a noise with a special membrane in their body.
Here's the lake early in the morning and one of my noisy training partners!
Only 5 days to go until we leave for Scotland!
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