Hoping to do a few shorter runs in future like this one to mix things up. This was an ad hoc fairly last-minute ride, only a few of us arranged to meet up at Poplar2000 for a run down the A49 for breakfast at The Raven Cafe at the junction of A49 & A41 at Whitchurch; a gentle 40 min ride.
Part 2 saw us toying with the idea of a run over to Longnor or not as the heavens opened making the road somewhat moist. After slight deliberation we decided to go for it with the rain lasting just a few minutes more and 5 miles down the road being as if there had been no rain at all. Alas,10 minutes from Longnor we met with the downpour from Hell accompanied by some wicked side winds. The choice of helmets by myself and the boss was not a good one, that’s for sure.
Here we met Mark who had been waiting for an hour in the rain, as the cafe is small and was full. Thankfully as we got there, dripping, people took pity on us, a Buy One Get One Free as 2 tables became free for a well-deserved hot drink. A good chin wag, hot drink and before too long it was time to make tracks home.
Tony today was the cake king supplying Mango Cheesecake. Jo, Karen and Andy have some serious competition in that dept.