Three Wheelers met at PC for the first of the earlier Wednesday Winter rides with a start time of 10am. It was a sunny though cool morning with a strong South Westerly wind.
Our clockwise route took us through Felbrigg park on the way to Cromer zoo, then through some residential areas before the climb of Northrepps hill. On the way to Southrepps we negotiated the seemingly permanently closed section of Wellspring road, then on to Antingham, Colby, Erpingham and Thwaite Common to our lunch destination.
Surprisingly the café was full of old codgers, so the additional three that had arrived by bike had to sit outside and share the sheltered courtyard with a couple of very tame peacocks. After enjoying a good lunch (cyclists not the peacocks), we continued down to Blickling and across to Oulton before turning north and getting the wind on our backs.
Wind assisted we blew through Itteringham and on to Wickmere where Graham A turned off for Cromer. Leaving two to skirt around Barningham Winter, Up Wood to the top of Bodham Hill, where Andrew A turned off and one rider returned to PC.
PC to PC was 45.6 miles and with a steady 13.3 average speed, the earlier start time meant that all riders were home before 3pm.
Andrew B, Graham A, Mark leading.
Next week’s ride (9th), also starting at 10am, is to the Beach Café in Wells, buckets and spades optional.
North Norfolk Wheelers 