A new challenge!

It's not what you think or are likely to guess.  After a fantastic 2 week holiday, where I ran every day and practiced my yoga, I came back having put on weight! This is not something that happens to me, ever, but I've put on half a stone - and I don't like it!
It was also the first time I've been on a cruise and it was probably one of the best holidays we've ever had.  Top class service and outstanding food - just way too much of it and also the booze! Now I'm sharing this information so you will realise that "I'm not an athlete" in the sense of watching what I eat and training all the time.  However I saw what lies ahead for me if I don't keep training as people in their 50's, 60's and 70's walked by with mega guts hanging over their shorts and the strain that must put on their heart is incredible.  It doesn't help when they cruise twice a year and eat and drink everything that's on offer.
So this being my first day back I squeezed into my lycra and went out for 3 hours on the bike with my fellow club mates.  I hung on and noticed my increased bulk made me go down hill faster but the opposite was true on the climbs!  This heat wave is incredible and it's like cycling abroad if it wasn't for the pot holes. But that's me back and regular training will now commence.
As for cruising, we all want to do it again as its a great family holiday.  Having arrived as a passenger I was at risk of being taken off as cargo so next time I'll behave better!