it’s pouring and we ride

It’s pouring and we’re riding Dieppe to Rouen, tunes a-pumping, legs a-spinning, stories spreading. The pair of mounted mini-rigs are put away. Instead there’s one in a pocket which can be pulled out and waved around when the terrain allows. It’s an essential accompaniment over the wet grey landscape of endless dull hills. Funk and Earth Wind & Fire work brilliantly with Bach, Nina Simone and Alice Coltrane aiding digestion post lunch French style.