The Cereal Bar Thief

Today I had to get out onto the road no matter what the weather was like as I needed the miles in my legs. Just two weeks to go and time is running out to get this body of mine "finely tuned". Some people have taken the view that  time had run out  long ago to achieve this! My route today was shorter but very hilly with long climbs and two 15-20% hills to wake my leg muscles up! I had no real problems and will have ago at the same route again on Monday and Tuesday. On my journey I saw a green woodpecker which I startled as I rode over a bridge . Near the old station at Seaton junction closed by Dr Beaching in the 1960's I stopped for a drink and a "munch" on my cereal bar."Bobby" a local retriever had other ideas as he walked along the road with his owners. He tried to steal it before I could get it in my mouth and I could feel his hot breath on my hand. Having fended him off, I told his owners they ought to feed him more, to which they replied "he looks under feed" . His portly figure indicated to me that he probably had eaten lots of cyclist's cereal bars !