Ride Reports
Maypool YH CTC/YHA Bonfire Night
Sat, 04 Nov 1978
Five members went to Maypool youth hostel on 4th November to join the CTC/YHA Bonfire weekend which was a great success.
(Graham Brodie)
[The attendance list for this ride is...
Ideford
Sun, 05 Nov 1978
November began with an afternoon run with 13 people out, including Veronica who rode with us after staying the night at Maypool YH for the Bonfire Night. The run took us out throu...
Lannacombe Beach
Sun, 12 Nov 1978
The following week the destination was Lannacombe Beach, but the weather put paid to that! Although the morning was fairly dry, a strong wind meant that we could only get past Eas...
AGM Chudleigh Knighton
Sun, 19 Nov 1978
The following week for the AGM, only Basil, Colin and myself rode out since the weather was rather poor (cold, wet and windy). The wind had caused a great fall of chestnuts down i...
Avon Dam
Sun, 26 Nov 1978
The run to the Avon Dam proved quite eventful with 13 out. We wandered out to Totnes via Berry Pomeroy and then via Shinners Bridge to Marley Head and down on the old A38 to South...
Decided on the day
Sun, 03 Dec 1978
No report was written for this ride.
[The attendance list for this ride is incomplete, and sadly no attendance records were kept for this period]
Cotley Castle
Sun, 10 Dec 1978
Our run to Cotley Castle took place on the greyest of winter days, with only three of us out. Tha main problem was finding somewhere dry for lunch. Refuge was eventually found un...
Lustleigh Cleave
Sun, 17 Dec 1978
Not content with losing Frank and Basil on our Avon Dam run a few weeks earlier, we lost them again on the run to Lustleigh Cleave! Once again a search party was sent out but with...
Christmas Cheer Run
Sun, 24 Dec 1978
The Christmas Cheer run on Christmas Eve was very enjoyable, with Colin, Basil and myself riding out via Gappah and Ideford to the Ship Inn at Cockwood where we met Don and Grace H...
Penquit
Sun, 31 Dec 1978
The run to Penquit was cancelled due to the snow.
(Graham Brodie)
Hennock Reservoirs
Sun, 07 Jan 1979
Four were out on the first afternoon ride to Hennock Reservoirs the following week. The scenery was like that of another planet, with great walls of snow disappearing into thick f...
Unknown
Sun, 14 Jan 1979
The weather has still dampened enthusiasm for recent runs, but the “Old Faithfuls” still return each week for another dampening!
(Graham Brodie)
[The attendance list for this...