Eight riders met at Pretty Corner on a cool spring morning for the weekend club run to No.77 Cafe at the back of Coltishall Red Lion. The route down to the north east sector of the Broads went by way of Gresham, Bessingham, Alby Hill, Suffield, little used lanes through to Swanton Abbott, Sloley, Tunstead, Crowgate, Beeston St. Lawrence, Neatishead, Irstead (three malingerers cut off 1.5 miles here by nipping round the back of Threehammer Common), Hoveton Hall and Belaugh Green. The cafe was busy as usual, but two inside tables were available. Over the refuelling break the conversation ranged from coronations to the Cisco Kid.
Increasing warm sunshine made for a pleasant ride back, starting off round the back of St. James to Hautbois, through a couple of Saturday rat runs to get back onto quieter lanes around Hainford and Stratton Strawless, the edge of Buxton, Dudwick and Botany Bay to Cawston (Neil Mc’s point of departure), Heydon Park, Oulton, Irmingland (the malingering trio cut out the loop here to get back ahead of the lead bunch), Corpusty and a direct eight miles back to PC.
Group: Neil S; Neil Mc; Mark; Ian; Harvey; Chris; Brian + Clive from Chester.
Distances: 62 miles to 77 miles.
Somewhere en route today one rider passed the 50,000 miles mark on NNW weekend club runs (plus an unspecified number of the Wednesday rides back in the days when CJ and Maggie K, as well as two Geoff Ps were regular participants). This cumulative distance includes eleven rides of 100 miles or more, either solely as club run or club run with extras.
During this period, other past and present Wheelers who have completed one or more century rides on a club run or club run plus are: – Ben M; Brian P; Bruce Mac; Duncan E; Duncan O; Guy T; Ian S; John H; Luke M; Neil S; Paul B.
L-R: – Clive, Neil Mc, Chris, Neil S, Brian, A.N. Other + Mark (out the back) & Ian (camera)
North Norfolk Wheelers 