A Friday ride out with the Old Gits down to Burnham. The weather seems particularly mild for the last day of November although a bit of rain is forecast; best take the leggings then. Off to the SW of Weston going over the levels through Mark and Huntspill to Highbridge.
Bloomin' dogs
Heading towards Mark, near Vole Farm there were a couple of dogs wandering around in the road. Slowed down to walking pace and that worked well until one of them decided to walk in front of me and as I moved to go behind him, realised the road surface at that point was raised and I was going to fall off. This is the result plus torn leggings. Interestingly, posting this on social media to my family my eldest daughter is horrified, her two sons are proud of me bless 'em.
Reed's Hotel
After the tumble, got straight back on and carried on to Burnham, no problem. This is the five of us after coffee and snacks. L to R Jim, Me, Tim, Ian and Phil. Before the hotel stop, Tim had a gear cable snap. Afterwards he had a puncture. Not a good time to buy a lottery ticket mate.
Leaving Burnham
Jim bringing up the rear leaving the Reeds Hotel. Nice tailwind from here to Weston. What rain? Look at that sky. Luckily it poured down just after we got back home.
Apart from tumbles and mechanicals, that was a good ride. 32 miles covered today, leaving 119 miles to complete the 5,000 miles for the year. Getting there.
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