At last the Truth is out !

Wilmslow has a lot to answer for.  I have previously speculated over the past year that all Charlie’s visits with at least one pal to Wilmslow have been connected with the desire to meet at least one person of the opposite sex.  I was right !  But to be fair, it has not been Charlie whose interests were being compromised – it was his un-named pal.

And from Charlie’s perspective it has become even worse, his pal is now described as being engaged to this lady from Wilmslow.  Charlie does not (at this time in his life) favour female companions because it has taken a heavy toll of his cycling friends, second only to motorbikes, let it be said.  So for now, Charlie sees female friends as a direct threat to his cycling enjoyment.

Dear Reader, you will have to be very patient because Charlie did not tie the nuptial knot for another 13 years and all the courting and palaver before marriage left him insufficient time to keep on writing his journals !  In Charlie’s defence I must say that his marriage to Jo was one made in heaven in that she was a more enthusiastic cyclist than him, if such a thing were to be possible.  Their honeymoon, from choice, not in any way financial, was to have two weeks cycle camping in Scotland.  Hence an 8am ceremony in church and a train from Preston to Glasgow, followed by an overnight camp in the Trossachs.  Who says romance is dead ?

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