Early Saturday Morning spin on the E bike around Durham / Houghall Woods

First ride out on the bike this week since going back to work on Wednesday. I normally have a quieter week at work during the school hols but its been none stop and had loads of jobs to sort out / do when I got back in. We did manage a 2 hour hot hike on Thursday and that has been it.
Early this morning I headed out as the storms were due at 11am today until 8am Sunday morning. It started off cloudy but warm with no sunshine so it was more pleasant to ride in. I decided to have a play around in Forester's woods on the back way down to Durham before heading around the river banks etc to come out at Houghall woods where I did the top downhill single track in reverse! then a bit more playing about before heading over to the trod then around Maiden Castle then back around the riverbanks and out at Frankland Farm. By now the rain had started and the lanes were wet but I still managed to get the dog kennel / sands loop in before crossing back over the railway line to call in past my mums to say hello. After that it was a short spin home.
Once back in a quick pit stop to get changed and straight back out in the van to Bishop for a shop at Morrisons, fuel, banks, breakfast in the café and a stroll up to the House of Smudge to pay another deposit on a painting.