There were just three of us out for the first of our new Sunday morning rides. The heat prompted us all to head for water, so Avon Dam became the assumed destination. A variation on our usual route took us via Harbourneford to Bloody Pool. It was on the final descent to Shipley Bridge that Tao tried to outdo Daniel's Friday Night Spectacular with a tumble of his own. He ended up with a nasty graze on his nether regions that kept him suitably smarting for at least an hour.

After a little watery fun on the Avon we sat on the grassy bank overlooking the reservoir for a few minutes, watching the thundery clouds gathering in the distance and trying to catch sight of the fish that must have been responsible for the various splashes that we heard from time to time. Moving on swiftly, we managed to get home before the afternoon's rain set in.