CYCLING TRIP ‘ IN THE LAP OF THE GODS’
Dozens of cyclists in North Down Cycling Club have spent the last few days tuned in to every weather bulletin from the Meteorological Office, hoping, believe it or not, for an end to this spell of settled, dry weather. The reason, of course is that the current high pressure system is drawing air from the north and bringing with it the volcanic ash that has brought air travel to a standstill. Not many years ago insurance companies would have refused to offer compensation on the grounds that events such as this were an act of God. We live in more secular times and unless proof emerges that the Romans were right in attributing responsibility to one god in particular, the god of fire, Vulcan, the riders hoping to get away to Majorca this weekend may have to resort to more mundane measures to recoup their losses should the flight ban continue.
