Because of overriding circumstances this write up will have to be short.
There was a strong turnout at Alison’s, but for the second week running you could count the moderate riders on the fingers of half a hand. So it was that it was just George and me who climbed together in the direction of Broxton Old Hall. An easy speedy ride down the Old Coach Road followed. We crossed the A49 twice at No Man’s Heath passing the pub where we used to have sausages in a large Yorkshire pudding. East of the main road again we joined the quiet lane which is part of the Sandstone Trail. Our last crossing of the A49 took us down nooky Bradley Lane. At the Old Malpas Road my route turned south and then right to the junction at Fox Cottage. We meandered down past Wigland Hall to Lower Wyche and then ascended a familiar climb in the direction of Drury Lane. I managed to miss a right turn, so we finished up at Eglwys Cross on the A525. At this stage, we legged it along the main road before turning north west for Threapwood, cruising then climbing the back lanes to Malpas.
By
the time we sat down in the Little Deli we had been out three hours, but with the
lovely scenery and weather, and very agreeable company, the miles had melted
away. Before we could raise our forks for lunch the mod plus group passed the
window having eaten at The Old Fire Station. I thought Steve Tan would be waiting
a long time for me at at Tattenhall, so after lunch we returned directly at a good
lick. As it happened the mod plus group had extended their return route, so
Steve appeared a couple of minutes after George and me. We then wasted half an
hour looking for keys that were in the car door- but that’s another chapter;
ask Steve about it and he will blame me and be100% right! Because of our
shorter than planned return route we ‘only’ covered thirty-five miles in total,
but who cares? It was really enjoyable spending the day catching up with George
and capturing the essence of easy riders from days of yore.
DH
