Not too many hangovers after the DA Dinner and quite a fair turnout for our Afternoon Run. Pleased to see Malcom Bishop out for his first run and rather than not being able to keep up with us I think he found us a bit slow! Pleased also to see Simon Birtles out for his second ride.

Trying to find something different took us out near Rattery and Buckfastleigh where I had a puncture conveniently outside the café at Dart Bridge. One or two who didn’t want a “cuppa” wandered on, and I presume got home OK, though we didn’t catch them.

We took the familiar but very wet lane from Ashburton to Denbury in gathering darkness, reminding me of when Christian introduced us to this particular route on a dark night many years ago.

Adam split off to head for Ogwell and Newton shortly after Denbury while we carried on to Stoneycombe and home. I decided it was definitely not my day, for apart from the puncture at Buckfast I had a spoke go earlier and when I looked at the bike on Tuesday morning the other tyre was flat – that really forced the issue and I’ve even cleaned it!

(Colin Brierly)

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