I was supposed to be going thro Tallagh t , Jobstown and then around the Blessington Lakes , but I decided to go to Blessington and then back on the main road . Jennifer also did her regulation cycle , just less than 10KM but she said it was cold , but around Blessington it was freezing . The only quiet place was just goingb up the Tallagh Hill and it was really lovely but the rest was traffic . But apart from all of that it was a lovely cycle and I can take it easy now.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX So this year I am after doing 3625.00KM which is just below 70KM per week which is a small bit less than I thought I would have this year but remember that at the start of the year Jennifer had the dreaded nerve thing, around her sides , viz. Shingles , and it was very sore . So sore that I was instructed to get the magic needle which cost nearly €500 , but she says it was worth it . So it must be bad . Then apart from Jennifer having her ankle swollen and sore , what did I do , exept get bronchitis a few weeks near the end of the year. So that put me out of cycling for the next few weeks . Jennifer also had to sleep apart from me as I was coughing all the time particurly at night . So it was not really conducive to sleep . So she slept in another bed . The whole situation was bad . Also all the family was not feeling too good . Alex had to take a few days off work , and so had the other memberrs of the family . So it was really around everywhere . Happier New Year for 2026!