Since those of us who attended the New Year Party were staying the night at Don’s residence at Dawlish, we had a fair ride next morning to meet up with the rets of the gang at the Buckfastleigh pickup. Nevertheless, we accomplished the journey in seventy-five minutes, arriving just as the drizzle was settling in for the morning. Only Colin and Richard were there to meet us, so when Dominic had a puncture it didn’t take long for everyone to think about Redmount again – why does it always rain when the pickup is at Buckfastleigh?

With entertainment of all kinds, from music to video, coffee soon turned into lunch, but shortly afterwards the sun came out and we were able to enjoy a short ride over the moors via Hembury, Buckland-in-the-Moor and Cold East Cross. The air was clean and fresh, and we all felt a good deal better by the end of the afternoon.

(Michael Jones)

[The attendance list for this event is currently incomplete]