A record breaking week!

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Missing out on the Old Gits Friday Ride due to high winds, Yesterday, Saturday 5th Oct, was a much better day so 3 of us went on a trip to see Chew Magna Lake over to the south of Bristol.



A bit chilly to start out with but it was fairly bright with not too much wind.  After about 15 miles we were not far from one of our favourite watering holes, the Mother Hen tea room at Wrington.  Couldn't pass that by without calling in for a cuppa.  Carried on east from there through Nempnett Thrubwell (still didn't find it!) heading to Chew Magna. Found this to be a hilly part of Somerset, quite undulating so changed our target from the lake at Chew Magna to turn back at Chew Stoke.  Looking at the map on return we were only a whisker from the lake and could have done it easy!  On the way, came across this obelisk in a field, nothing on it at all to say what it was but Google came up with :-
Breach Hill Obelisk. Decorative column housing an air vent
from the 'Line of Works', the original gravity-fed system taking waterfrom the source of the Chew to Barrow settling tanks. (1) 
Obelisk, said to be waterworks marker. Early-mid C19. Limestone 
ashlar, plinth of rusticated V-jointed ashlar. Square plinth c.1m 
high, obelisk c.10m high with pyramidal top. Grade II. (2)
So now you know.

At Stoke Magna, struggled to find a tea room until Ian spotted a sign to this place.  A bit off the beaten track but served our needs well.  Well spotted.



Sat outside in the sun having our vittles L to R. Andy, Ian and the good looking  one.



A few more hills to negotiate before we reached Bristol Airport, just off the A38 and we encountered this at the side of the road, obviously carved from an old tree.  A nice piece of work with a chainsaw perhaps but, a bit weird to be honest.

From there it was past the airfield and a good ride back down to the levels, spoilt by a couple. of  very impatient motorists not content with following us at 30mph down a steep hill.  It was an easy ride back to Weston after that on familiar ground along the Strawberry line (More tea at Yatton Station). Got home on 51 miles and 10% battery left.  Had a good week this week, two records gone, the most miles on one trip, nearly 64, and the best total for the week, 209.  In smug mode for the rest of the weekend.