Pico, Day 3

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Here's today's post for your snippets, comments, thoughts.

May the words flow freely ;)

Comments

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

One short chapter, and the beginning of the next edited today, including adding in that first extra Linda scene I mentioned before. Meanwhile Rupert (unaware of all the worry he's causing) and Quinn are negotiating part of the Snake Pass:

The main road, when they reached it, was both narrower and busier than he'd expected, and the traffic between Manchester and Sheffield was moving remarkably quickly given how twisty the route was. Quinn seemed perturbed at being splashed by water from the passing cars as well as having it fall on him from above, and shied more violently than Rupert would have liked, the first time a lorry overtook them. Tightening his grip on the reins, Rupert tried to reassure his horse.

"Not too much of this, boy," he said. "You can have a break when we reach the phone box, and then we can turn off onto the bridleway after that."

Quinn snorted as another lorry passed close to Rupert's right knee, but kept going forwards in a more or less straight line.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

Rupert is causing me worry! The lorry passing by the knee is very worrisome.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Hopefully he won't have an accident or what!

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

I'm not that mean.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Derbyshire roads are always worrisome where horses are concerned.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

Rupert and Quinn did make it back unscathed though, didn't they?

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

No lorry-related problems for them, I promise.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

*Sigh of relief*

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Kudos at keeping on at the editing, and especially at getting the new scene in. Poor Quinn! Snake Pass is not a road I'd take a horse!

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I've ridden that section of Snake Pass once, and decided I didn't want to do it again. The very beginning part over the viaduct to the road round the reservoirs is bad enough.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Gosh, you're brave! A lot of those fast Derbyshire A-roads are death traps.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

I was young and daft at the time ;-)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I'm impressed by the steady progress you make... :)

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Poor Quinn and Rupert! Snake Pass does not strike me as a good place to try riding - it is scary enough in a car.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

It's quite tame now they have the 50 limit, compared to how I remember it growing up.