Date: Tuesday 13th November 2012
Route: WP, Clearbrook, Diner, Golf Club, Rock, Long Ash, Double Waters, HQ.
Riders: Keith, Stephen, Greg, Martyn, James, Paul & Steve B.
Depart WP: 19:40
Arrive HQ: 21:22 & 22:05
Distance: 16 miles
Weather: No rain but not dry!

Some people go cycling

I won't say who produced this route but they chose it to avoid the wet bits. Yeah right.

From HQ we took a quick blast along the NCN27 to the bridge above Clearbrook before heading across the moor. Routemeister and Greg were leading the way admirably with myself, Paul, James and Keith trudging along behind. As we approached the diner though, strange things happened - I began to catch up with the Meister. Not having done this before, I put it down to my training regime finally paying dividends. We met Steve B at the diner before heading back across the west side of Roborough Down back towards the golf course.

Disappointingly, it turned out that there was nothing good about me, Steve was just not on song and along with Keith was suffering a bit. We had the unusual experience of waiting for the pair of them. Sad to see an old dog past his best. (LOL) Anyway, by the time we reached the dogger's car park on the old airfield, the elder statesmen called it a day and let us go. We quickly put ourselves back on the moor to pick up an elusive but dry track in the dark.

Said track was soon found. Oh, it wasn't dry. In fact it was very muddy, very slippery and quite silly. There now followed a wonderful bit of the ride that went like this: Slip! "Argh!" Slide! "Bugger!" Big slide towards tree! "Shhhhhhiiiiiiiitttttt!". Continue this ad infinitum and put in your own expletives.

Eventually we arrived somewhere, not sure quite where to be honest, and then headed back up the big tarmac monster towards Longash. Unable to resist the call of home, I decided against going to the pub. I was weak. Sorry. I believe the rest of the Gents headed across the airfield on the way back. Second visit to the doggers eh?

Reporter: Martyn

President's Footnote: Yes, we did all regroup at HQ, Meister and myself arrived at 9:22pm, not a record early time I should add! We decided that the Meister's form was down to the GOWCC's new anti-drugs policy, evidently for him, the drugs did use to work!!

And Martyn, you'd be very happy to learn that I did notice that you hadn't arrived at the pub and I did enquire as to your whereabouts, the fact it was an hour after the others arrived is irrelevant!!