While the rest of the UK is getting all the media attention with its warnings of exceptional heat, we in Scotland are having a normal damp and mild June. Ideal for getting out riding and I am realising just how important the Forth and Clyde canal is to me. It is only a short distance away and I can decide at the last minute if I want to go out on the bike. I can ride west, east or north and the three directions offer me quite different experiences. All of them are green and peaceful. So much, I’m not even sure what is giving me the most pleasure. The opportunity to get out cycling or the canal itself.