Timus, Merlin, Rom, Kev, Two Thumbs and me went for a fast ride around the South of Devon today. Starting at the Railway Station in Totnes we took in nearly all the lanes out as far as Shaldon. We left a couple alone because of contentious issues surrounding them and we didn't want to queer it for the riders who live in that area. We then headed back to the coast on 202-203 where we watched an unregistered motox bike come down the TRO'd lane adjacent to 203 and play on the beach. Oh well, that'll be another nail in the green laning coffin then! Arriving at the lower Dart Ferry (the upper one is out of commision until 8th March '09) we rode to the front of the queue as they fit bikes on in the spaces at the front and back by the gates. Then after getting fuel we headed off to the 5 or 6 lanes I've never bothered to do as they were too far out to be incorporated into a ride from my house. The interesting one was 202-207 which was reported as blocked...NOT NOW! We hacked our way through the undergrowth and all made it through OK. 15 mins of lane clearing in the Brownie Points Book! Kev only managed to be with us for the morning as he came over a bit queasy putting it down as the flu his wife is getting over. Get well soon Kev! Lunch was at the Jet garage in Kingskerswell and highly unusual as they'd run out of cheese and onion pasties so I had a slice of Hawaiian Pizza and it was very nice. We finally split up at the North end of 202-175, Timus and I going West whilst Rom, Two Thumbs and Merlin headed Eastwards. As a group we'd covered nearly 90 lanes with my tally coming to 97 for the day.
L-R Merlin, Timus, Two thumbs, Kev and Rom. Merlin's house is in the background. It's the one with the net curtains!
Lunch at the Jet garage
I think they said this was 'Kents Cavern' I may have misheard that or perhaps misspelled it!
Timus and I are on the front of the ferry but the 'Hoi Polloi' had to go at the back.
Timus at the front of the lower ferry still suffering from the shock of being asked for £2 to cross the Dart!
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I do know where I'm going, but the track it will decide, It's not the destination, It's the glory of the ride!
£2 to use the ferry would have broke my heart.