On arrival at the car park at Blunts, it was nice to see Graham John put in an appearance. Of course, that made Trevor & I outnumbered by three on e-bikes in the end. So after a heavy downpour hiding in the cars, we got underway & soon arrived at Gang, where we all turned left into a Trevor lane complete with flooded water. I had to start showing off by riding fast through the water & getting my feet wet. I noticed Trevor wasn't far behind when he realized he was missing out on the fun that I was having. At one point I lost direction but Dave came to my rescue, as we all know he is king to route-finding in South East Cornwall. Soon we climbed up to Redgate, then down to Golitha Falls for a well-earned elevenses. I saw Trevor filling his face with a huge piece of fruit cake, closely followed by me with a mincemeat flapjack which puts a whole new meaning on little & often.
Soon back on our bikes & heading up the drainpipe road. Aptly named because of the flooding across the road, & today was no exception as I continued to lead through the puddles. It was good really because it wasn't raining & I was managing to stay wet, mind you it was a bit on the cold side. Soon we arrived at Dave's favourite climb, well it is now he has motor assistance. Now up on Bodmin moor proper, we took in Dozmary pool & Colliford Lake (reservoir). Not to mention all the different kinds of cattle including my favourite highland breed. You know the ones with the shaggy coat & massive horns. Soon we all descended to Treverbyn bridge (Clapper bridge 1412 River Fowey) for photocall care of Trevor's superphone. Rest over it was on up to the Junction where we decided to go over the A38 motorway & take the dryer lane into Liskeard. Graham J mentioned it was a first for him. Soon in the warm in The King Doniert pub. Here I even had a beer(Thankyou Dave). I then felt peckish so shared my malt loaf slices with Graham B.
Outside whilst mounting our trusty steeds I spotted Dave Byfield of Liskeard CTC talking to Dave N etc. I wished him a happy Xmas & a safe New Year. Now it was over the usual route back to Blunts & the finish on what turned out to be on the whole a dry day all though a bit on the chilly side. Mind Dave & Graham B were warm in their new jackets, although Graham is sending his back because it`s got a bump in the front. Speedo read 35 miles of fun.
All that's the best in-between lockdown cycling Larry.
Soon back on our bikes & heading up the drainpipe road. Aptly named because of the flooding across the road, & today was no exception as I continued to lead through the puddles. It was good really because it wasn't raining & I was managing to stay wet, mind you it was a bit on the cold side. Soon we arrived at Dave's favourite climb, well it is now he has motor assistance. Now up on Bodmin moor proper, we took in Dozmary pool & Colliford Lake (reservoir). Not to mention all the different kinds of cattle including my favourite highland breed. You know the ones with the shaggy coat & massive horns. Soon we all descended to Treverbyn bridge (Clapper bridge 1412 River Fowey) for photocall care of Trevor's superphone. Rest over it was on up to the Junction where we decided to go over the A38 motorway & take the dryer lane into Liskeard. Graham J mentioned it was a first for him. Soon in the warm in The King Doniert pub. Here I even had a beer(Thankyou Dave). I then felt peckish so shared my malt loaf slices with Graham B.
Outside whilst mounting our trusty steeds I spotted Dave Byfield of Liskeard CTC talking to Dave N etc. I wished him a happy Xmas & a safe New Year. Now it was over the usual route back to Blunts & the finish on what turned out to be on the whole a dry day all though a bit on the chilly side. Mind Dave & Graham B were warm in their new jackets, although Graham is sending his back because it`s got a bump in the front. Speedo read 35 miles of fun.
All that's the best in-between lockdown cycling Larry.
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