Carl, Kevin, Richard, John, Chris and Kevan enjoying spring sunshine at Erbstock..
A good turn out at Hartford – the shorter group set off for a circuitous ride to the ice cream farm whilst I joined the longer group, setting off to Bangor on Dee and led by Richard Munro. There were nine of us, some of whom were dressed for a cold winter’s day. As we rode through Whitegate the mist cleared and the sun shone, and by the time we got to the top of Harthill on the Peckforton ridge we had some very hot riders! This was spring cycling at its best, past a succession of chocolate-box villages and old sandstone churches, with hedges greening up, trees in blossom, lots of daffodils and even primroses along the verges. Graham, Dave Astles and John Green turned off for Holt and the rest of us continued on to Bangor, at which point Chris came up with the idea of extending the ride to Erbistock – a pretty hamlet next to the River Dee – pretty enough to make the price of the posh (but minimalist) “open sandwiches” tolerable!
Thanks for a great description Eleanor.
I was going to go and do the Stone Wheelers road race today, but I decided to go on the club run as I wanted a more sociable ride. With Kevan and Chris pushing the pace on the way out I still got a good workout and it was also enjoyable with the company of the group.
Great lunch stop as well – chosen by Chris.