Club Ride Saturday 7th June 2014

Thank you Gary for the following post:

Determined to avoid my  4^th time in a row of not turning up for the Saturday ride – I set off in the dry, but 10 minutes later in Five Lanes I pulled over and put my jacket on. Not put off by the rain and still in high spirits I continued to Malmesbury, but when I turned the corner  in front of the Town Hall – there were no familiar faces or bikes.  

However, sheltering in the door way to the Jackdaw were 'Dynamo' Mike and 2 new faces, Chris from Hankerton and Brian from Sydney .  After brief introductions and questions about the ride we were joined by Anthony for his second outing with the club. 

At about 5 past 10, with no sign of anyone else wanting to get soaked, we set off. Chris, Brian, Anthony and I following the route and Mike going slightly more directly.

Apart from the pot holes masquerading as innocent puddles and a maniac white van driver who thought he was entitled to take up all of the single track road out of Leighterton,  the ride was pleasant and eventually the rain decided to stop and we even caught glimpses of blue sky and felt the sun on our backs.

The rear entrance of Café 53 in Long Street, Tetbury is accessed off of the A433 London Road. We found Mike already waiting with his cup of tea and cake in front of him.  The café soon filled up with a few locals and another group of travel stained cyclists. 

Afterwards, Mike joined us on our trip up the high street, as he headed back off to Malmesbury, the 4 of us dipping down before the Snooty Fox and on towards Cherrington, Oaksey, then Malmesbury  

We parted company with Chris in Hankerton and I said farewell to Brian and Anthony in Charlton. 

The weather held out and I even managed to return home jacketless.

Hopefully we will see Brian, Chris and Anthony next week with a few more Clarions (dig, dig).

Garmin reference: http://connect.garmin.com/course/5811202