In August the cycle clubs tour was a coast to coast from Weston to Weymouth and back. Twenty cyclists started out at midday on a Wednesday and luckily 20 finished lunchtime on Saturday.
Twenty is too large a number to ride together so we split into two groups with me leading one group, even then managing 10 is difficult, but nobody got left behind lost or injured.
The ride was spread over the four days giving us time to enjoy the scenery and the stops were Glastonbury, Weymouth, and Langport.
Leading meant the I didn't take pictures but other people were kind enough to let me use theirs.
Day 1
Leaving Weston station
Arriving at Glastonbury
The famous Tor
One of the murals around the town.
Day 2
A really pleasant day for cycling, sunny but not too hot with quiet lanes and a good lunch stop.
Arriving at Weymouth.
Day 3
This was a horrendous day and if you didn't have to ride you certainly would not have gone out in this wind and rain.
The lanes were awash and branches had been blown down.
The Hardy monument, not the poet but Hardy who was with Nelson as he died.
Its a credit to everyone's cycling skill that we had no accidents. All arrived safe and exhilarated after 60 miles in conditions which were more of an endurance test than anything else.
Day4
What a difference a day makes, sunshine again.
And finally Weston.
As usual another good fun trip and all the better for having no incidents.
Tired me out reading that!
ReplyDeleteLooks a decent cycle journey, no great hills on route.
Lovely stone buildings. Good tour, shame you could not get your pics.
It wasn't too hilly Mr A and Wiltshire and Dorset are lovely counties.
DeleteWhat an exciting tour! Good no accidents on the bad weather day...I really enjoyed seeing the photos, the thatched roofs caught my eye and the old red phone booth..So did you take your van for the overnights?
ReplyDeleteSondra, the thatched properties look good and are usually very well looked after. Historically its good to see them but personally I wouldn't want to own one as they are costly to maintain. No I didn't take the van, I stayed with the group in B&B's and small hotels.
DeleteWhat a really wonderful mini-tour Dave. Over such a wonderfully interesting area too. Your descriptions and photos took me back to the 1960s when our local CTC group (West Kent D.A.) enjoyed such tours as well as the longer ones when we covered much of the West Country. I gained my great love of Wessex because of those days.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memories.
Avus, thanks and pleased you enjoyed it. It is a lovely part of the world.
DeleteLooks like you all had a great ride apart from your day of rain and winds.
ReplyDeletePleased you all had fun and enjoyed the ride....
As you well know Trevor you have to take the rough with the smooth when cycling, and its a great area.
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