Picked a poor day to go out today, especially as the last two days have been pretty reasonable. 6 Old Gits met up in Weston for a trip out to Clevedon and we met a seventh on the Strawberry Line. We rode out to pick up the Strawberry Line near Sandford and followed it to the northern end at Yatton. The first hour was quite drizzly, but not quite bad enough for full wet weather gear. Before Yatton, the wet weather had stopped and with a higher temperature than of late, and not much wind, it was almost, but not quite, pleasant out there.
Scarlett's Cafe
There were too many of us to fit into the little conservatory that serves as the Clevedon Hospital Cafe, we didn't fancy sitting outside on the sea front, so diverted instead to Scarlett's Cafe opposite the famous Clevedon Pier. At least it was warm inside although the privilege did cost us with the increased prices. To get there from Yatton, we went through Kingston Seymour, and at a crossroads in the village centre, yours truly decided to go straight across for a change. That was a big mistake as half a mile in, the road surface was awash with mud from agricultural vehicles. There must have been some active bike cleaning on return to Weston (more on that later). From left to right, the photo shows Doc, Bashful, Sneezy, etc, etc. (Have to be careful here not to upset Grumpy, Sleepy, Happy and Dopy).
On the way back, we split up, with 4 taking the scenic route back to Weston, whilst 2 more and myself, took the slightly shorter way back along the A370. In town I diverted slightly and visited a car wash and had my bike power washed by a very helpful Eastern European chap. I was then Happy as I had a sparklingfor bike at no charge. Nearly home and I was going end up on about 39 miles so detoured around my local estate to add a couple of miles on. Finished up on 42 miles with 203 left to complete the 5000 for the year. Getting there.
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