Steep curve ahead

Have recently moved out of our house and into a rental unit. After around two pedal strokes this is what i have to climb out of!!!

The trusty polar says the gradient is a huge 13% !!! Lucky its only 150metres.

None the less, after a long layoff from the bike, this is how even the flat stuff feels whilst that base is brought back up to speed. I find those base weeks pretty dull, keeping motivation up on those slow lonely rides can be a task.. But certainly patience and consistency pay dividends.