Today was miraculously nice after yesterday’s foul weather
and the promise of more to come. My
second go at leading and made a total hash of it so I wouldn't be asked
again. The destinations were Horseheath
for coffee stop and Thaxted for lunch.
Twelve of us set of after the photoshoot in Greta’s garden ......
.... taking the Whittlesford road to the path leading to the church then through the
oilseed rape fields to the level crossing just before the A1301. Arrived as the
barrier came down but fortunately not a long wait for the train to pass.
On into Sawston and along the cycle path to Babraham, where
I
wimped out from going along the track to the footbridge after going over the handlebars last time. Nice quite ride from here through Abington and Linton
then over the A1307 to Bartlow. Gentle climb up to Streetly End and round into
Horseheath and The Red Lion. Greeted there by several other riders and two enormous
plates of chocolate brownies and other delicacies, yum.
Suitably refreshed and re-energised we took
the beautifully quiet lanes through Castle Camps, Helion Bumpstead and Little
Sampford, cutting down past Bardfield End Green to Bardfield Road and soon
after, Thaxted.
The sarnies folk respectfully ate their lunches on the steps
of what a local said used to be the town prison, before joining the serious
eaters on the tables outside Parrishes.
Wonderful aerobatic display be the
recently arrived swifts, and promise of a peloton of 50 Cypriot cyclists, sadly
not appearing.
Hard to get going again after sitting in such a pleasant
location and enjoying the moments of warm sunshine. But needs must, and a route back through
Debden and Newport before heading west to Great Chishill and down that lovely
long hill to Flint Cross. At Fowlmere the Cambridge contingent went left for
Newton and home while the local boys cut back down Mill Road and back to
Meldreth.
The bike computer said 69 miles, leaving the unfulfilled
thought of an extra mile for a round 70.
No comments:
Post a Comment