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December 25th, 2015

12/25/2015

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It would only be right to start this post off, by wishing everybody out there a Merry Christmas. Thank you for popping over to my little corner of the world wide web. I know its not much, but I love it just the same.
My plan for this morning had been to get out early and enjoy the deserted roads down by the South Coast. The weather forecast wasn't too favourable, with heavy rain predicted from early light. Despite this, I wanted, in fact, I needed to get out on the bike, so I didn't set an alarm (don't really have to these days) and naturally woke up around 06:30. By 07:00 the bike was out of the garage and I was heading out just as the skies started to brighten.
Brighten is probably going a bit far, because by the time I got to Lulworth Cove it was still fairly murky.
I parked up down by the water and just stood there watching the waves crash up against the shore, listening to the wind and emptying my mind of all my troubles and problems. 
It was beautiful.
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As the rain hadn't started to fall, I headed over to Sandbanks between Poole and Bournemouth. There was the odd car on the road and even a tractor and a fuel tanker, but that was about it. At times it felt like the movie The Quiet Earth, with me being one of the few people left on the planet.
I was running through a series of bends and as I leant the bike over to the right as the corner crested a hill, the front tucked. Not full on, but enough to make the heart miss a beat. I found myself say 'jesus' inside my helmet, the irony of which, wasn't lost on me in the slightest.
At Sandbanks, the skies were brighter, but the wind was throwing the waves up onto the shore. There were a few people out; running, walking their dogs and for me, being a Londoner, seeing the sea is still a magical experience. Its so vast, but yet so fragile. Incredibly hard, but also strangely forgiving. If there is one thing I change in 2016, it will be the time that I sit down, take a moment and just let the waves falling on the shore be my therapy and antidote to life's troubles.
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I hope 2015 was a good year for you all and I wish you nothing but the best for the festive period and all of 2016. Stay safe and I hope to see you out there on the road. 
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    My name is Matt Brown and I'm a UK journalist formerly based in London, but now calling the South of England home. I've been riding bikes since 2007, but got hooked straight away. Nothing gives me the feeling of freedom, even when stuck in a city. In 2010 I became a RoSPA gold rider, but when it comes down to it, I'm Just a normal man, riding his bikes as often as he can.

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