Our drought condition started in April. Everyone had to conserve water and I took it to heart and my water bill for the summer was the lowest it has ever been.

However that may have been down to other factors. We have had the wettest summer since 1912 and I have been up to my ankles in drought. Flooded roads- debris washed down off the fields and a cool wind to go with it did not make for many rides of note this year.

However September has arrived and it looks like the Sun has come out to play- the wind and rain are somewhere else and all I have to do is get fit enough to ride the bike without it being training rides to get fitness back.