We were pleasantly surprised by the bright sunshine on the January afternoon ride. Of course, it was too early to state with any certainty that the Weather Gods had made a new-year resolution, but we could at least hope. As usual, no plans had been made regarding a destination, so we set off towards “Stumpy Oak” and wandered down towards Ipplepen before deciding to divert to Staverton.

There were thirteen members out that afternoon, the largest turnout for many weeks. It was good to see Duncan out with us again after such a long break, not to mention Andrew Winstanley, John Roome, Simon, Sue and Dave who have all been a little elusive of late (probably something to do with the weather).

Ian had tyre trouble along the track and decided to turn back before it became un-rideable. The rest of us carried on to Denbury, where Matthew and I left the others to wend their way home.

(Michael Jones)

[The attendance list for this event is currently incomplete]