I was home this week for a late holiday but I felt a little poor during the first days , due to a sore throat. So I waited until the throat was better and today I felt confifent enough to ride out. I wanted to do a Merlin ride and I also set on doing a perimeter ride of Meerdael and Heverlee forest. The Merlin felt great and even though I was taking it easy I could maintain a good average throughout the ride. The technical bits were a blast on this bike. After passing from the Kouterbos into Heverlee forest the trails became more relaxing and less hilly. SO I could start my recovery. The weather was still okay with an average of 17 degrees C. There was a strong wind blowing from the southwest but that did not bother me because I was following the forest edges from inside the forest.