Ride Report by Mark M
For the first day of summer it was overcast, chilly and with a strong northerly wind, but at least it was dry, which was a big improvement from last Saturday.
This annual ride in memory of keen club rider Bruce McEwen, pauses at Felmingham Church to meet up with Bruce’s wife Heather for a chat and a photo.
Mark set off from PC and picked up Doug at Gresham, then Neil M at Aldborough School, then went past Brian’s and through the flooded road on the way to Suffield and onto Felmingham Church.
As we arrived Malcolm was going off with Heather to fix a mechanical, which he had sustained taking his bike out of Sue’s car in the church car park! Also waiting for us were Graham A, Neil S and Jim H, so now we had a group of seven. After our chat and photo with Heather we set off as a group for Waxham.
Before we had reached the end of the road there had been two more minor mechanicals, though after that it was an easy wind assisted ride to Worstead, Honing and a diversion via Crostwick to avoid the Honing bridge replacement works, Ingham, Calthorpe Street, Sea Palling to Waxham Barn.
The café was busy mainly because no-one wanted to sit outside in the cold, yet we managed to get two tables and enjoyed the usual good lunch and giant cakes.
There seemed to be reluctance to get up and leave, though eventually we had to brave the wind, all of us except Malcolm who was heading south to Yarmouth where he saw the recently arrived Spanish Galleon replica.
The steady group followed their own more direct route back, while the remaining three followed Harvey’s route and headed further south to Hickling before turning north for Ingham, Lessingham and the lanes to Ridlington and Bacton Wood. From there it was the familiar roads to Knapton, Trunch where Doug turned for Cromer, Thorpe Market where we met up with Neil S again, Hanworth and the Aldborough road where Neil M turned off and finally PC.
PC to PC was 64.4 miles at an average speed of 14.9 mph
Riders: Mark M, Doug H, Neil M, Malcolm S, Graham A, Neil S, Jim H
Spanish Galleon: https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24351700.17th-century-replica-galleon-ship-arrives-great-yarmouth/
Upcoming Rides –
Wednesday 5th June – Java Bean, Badersfield
Saturday 8th June – North Creake Abbey
Routes for rides on the website under Dates and Destinations: https://nnwheelers.co.uk/club-runs/
Visit the Clubs Runs Gallery for larger and more photos: https://nnwheelers.co.uk/club-runs/club-runs-photo-gallery/
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