Ride report by Ian A
After a bit of toing and froing about who was coming out and who might chase who, Chris hotfooted it straight from his Covid/Flu jabs (or maybe EPO?) and met Mark at PC. Then surprise! Ian was waiting at the High Kelling junction after all. So the trio set off in light drizzle for the 60 mile loop to East Rudham.
The route took us via Wiveton, Langham, Binham, and the Walsinghams where Mark announced a detour so he could hydrofoil through the River Stiffkey. But we did see the older narrow lanes of Little Walsingham, too. Skirting south of South Creake we went through Syderstone before turning south for our lunch stop at Biagios.
We had ‘enjoyed’ almost constant drizzle on the way there which frankly, was better than expected. The cafe was over half full but we were directed to a table and enjoyed good tea and coffee and the most enormous jacket potatoes with pulled pork and egg mayo baguette sandwich. Shock horror: no room at all for cake!!
Over lunch we checked all the weather apps known to mankind and felt we should be lucky on the return leg, too. Well what a waste of time that was. We set off in light drizzle which then turned heavier and continued pretty persistently most of the way back. Very soon we were lucky to see a pale fallow deer buck in the road. Though we’d have felt luckier if it wasn’t raining…
The route took us back east via the Barshams where we decided not to stop at the Brewery given we were pretty wet by then. So it was onwards to Great Snoring where we detoured to Hindringham and Bale, Mark guessing (probably correctly again) that the Gunthorpe Road to Sharrington would be pretty nasty. At Sharrington we continued on to Brinton, Stody and then Hunworth.
At Hunworth (where it had finally stopped raining) Ian headed back via (up!) the Holt road for a shorter route back to High Kelling. (Has he told you he’s got a bad knee?) This left Mark and Chris to race each other up the Hunworth Road to Edgefield, and then again up Bodham Hill on their way back to PC via Baconsthorpe. Boys will be boys. Spanish Legs 2, Norfolk Legs 0. But it’s getting closer apparently.
NNW Kit update: The Kalas wind/showerproof jacket with detachable sleeves does what it says on the tin and it’s good at it IMHO. But it is not totally waterproof. To date it has kept me dry and warm and not sweaty in light showers/drizzle, but in this afternoon’s rain it didn’t keep my arms dry. Body not so bad.
Riders: Chris S, Mark M, Ian A
PC to PC was 60 miles at 14.6mph average.
Upcoming Rides –
Wednesday 23rd October – Star Inn, Lessingham
Saturday 26th October – Fairhaven Gardens, South Walsham
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