With the regular Wednesday Wheelers busy with family or recovering from injuries and with the forecast set to rain all day, it was no surprise that only the ride leader waited in the rain at PC.
As a shorter winter ride, it was a fairly direct clockwise route via Hanworth, Thorpe Market, North Walsham to Briggate. From here the strong south westerly wind became more noticeable as the route turned into it, through Worstead, past Tunstead Church and on to Coltishall.
After a brief stop outside the Rising Sun to check no other Wheelers had arrived and deciding that I’d skip the lunch stop as I had eaten plenty over Christmas, I headed for home, with the bonus of the wind on my back.
Again the route was direct and familiar, St James, Lamas, Brampton, Aylsham, Ingworth, Wickmere, Gresham to PC.
The ride was uneventful, though the forecast was correct, it rained the whole ride and there was a lot of standing water and leaf mulch on the roads, though the day was surprisingly mild.
PC to PC was 45.1 miles with an average speed of 14.3mph.
Rider – Mark M
Upcoming Rides – Saturday 31st to the Lighthouse, Walcott
Wednesday 4th January to a new venue, the Lemon & Rosemary Yard, Elsing (formerly the Mermaid pub)
Routes for rides on the website under Dates and Destinations: https://nnwheelers.co.uk/club-runs/
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