Those of you who are too young to be familiar with the works of Monty Python might need this title explaining.

Todays mission with the Roding Valley Volunteers was a game of ups and down. We started on a down..downpour but when has the weather ever stopped a hardened GGer? With their worst wet gear on (you never wear your best to a GG session) James and Linda started cycling only for James to get a flat within the first km. Sadly this meant James had to abandon the mission, Linda went on to meet AJ and another volunteer at task.

Thankfully the rain had now stopped and Robert (Task Owner) asked us to cut back a tree which was over hanging to the point that nobody could use the path. Vision has the best tools for these jobs which meant we made short work of the task making sure a 6 footer could easily get under it. Not being proper tree surgeons we ended up wearing some of it which led AJ to make herself some "antlers" while a large bendy off cut landed on Linda's shoulders like a cloak. A lady walking a dog came past thanking us for a job well done, she had been having difficulty limboing under the tree.

The next task was to collect the pumpkin markers from a recent trail walk. It was bothering us that we hadn't found some of the markers so we had to do the trail twice before we realised Robert knew exactly where they were he just thought we would enjoy taking part in the trail...bless him 🙄 😂

AJ had to leave, Linda stayed on a bit longer to do a bit of litter picking then set off on her cycle home only to fall off on a really boggy bit of ground. Luckily she hit the ground with a squelch rather than a bump so no injuries which sets us up for a fitting tag line..Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life...another Python song. 😁