Ride Report by Mark M
Morning rain and an overcast sky, meant that Andrew and Mark had wet roads and chilly conditions as they headed south via Gresham and Ingworth to Cawston. The roads were drier by the time we reached Swannington and as a result it also felt a little warmer, which was welcomed. After the usual stop at Attlebridge to look at the Wensum, it was on to Weston Longville, Primrose Green and Elsing.
It was too cold to sit outside in the rear garden, so we found a table indoors and placed our orders. At that point Chris unexpectedly arrived. He had almost joined us at PC when he realised that he had a slow puncture, so he headed downhill back home to get another bike and set off back to PC.
To make his life a little easier he took a more direct route to Elsing, but then had to take to a field to avoid a cable corridor road closure on the Sparham-Elsing road.
So we had a good lunch and then cake and more coffee as we discussed house renovations and summer snow road closures in the Dolomites.
We had decided over lunch to make the route home shorter than planned and we took the Lyng road to cross the A1067. At this point it started raining and the black sky looked as if it may last, so we stopped to don rain jackets, prior to heading for Themelthorpe and Guestwick. By Guestwick the rain had passed and it was getting warmer, with the odd glimpse of sun.
We followed the planned route to Hindolveston and Melton Constable, where we abandoned it to head to Briston and the regular Edgefield, Baconsthorpe route home. Andrew left us at Bodham Hill and Chris and I went home through Upper Sheringham, meeting three buses on the bends in the village!
PC to home was 56.6 miles at an average speed of 14.5 mph
Riders: Andrew B, Mark M and Chris S, chapeau Chris for the bike change and making the effort to join us.
Upcoming Rides –
Saturday 15th June – Junction 21, Themelthorpe
Wednesday 19th June – Walled Garden, Little Plumstead
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