Words by Alex, Pics by Pete
Crew: PTD, El Pres, Salad Dodger, 3 sheds, Mr I, G, Coley, Croxy, Doog, TJ, Butty, Dr Simon, Dunc, Stunt, Nic & big events Bern.
Pub: Joe, El Pud
Route: BL, Zig Zags, Teggs nose cocktail bar, smithy, white rabbit ascent, Nessit, middle descent, Bob’s bench, smithy.
Conditions: Mild, muddy.
Stats: punctures for Doog & 3 Sheds, broken chain for Croxy.
Notes:
Always a full turnout for PTD’s creative cocktails…and the full xmas dinner to follow 🙂
Crew prompt at BL as requested (even a sick salad dodger), but no PTD to be seen!
This gives TJ time to provide the full fitting service to Bern’s new light
Panic over at 6:45 and after some redistribution of the precious provisions it’s off to splash through the huge puddles on the zig, and sweat up the zag . Red & green lights strung out like a festive decoration around Teggs and onto the “Bar” for the colourful stripes of the “squashed frog” – (more accurately mini trifles?) sweet! slithering down teggs without incident another long slog up past the smithy, and onto the white rabbit ascent (he’s still there looking rather sad without his ears), Croxy breaks a quick link – and is saved by the rustling of bags of bits with a fresh gold one (yes bonus point for knowing that = 9 speed!) and up onto the top of Nessit hill.
Numero Deux is a neat little number called the “Downhill” in the now infamous listerine beakers. Brandy, Sherry & triple sec – a mere 40%. good views of the plain, and blue lights on the Buxton road!
Mega washed out middle trail is ace, and onto Bobs bench for our last stop and rendevous with the Golden Dragon (not opioids..but a light yellow herby heady shot of grenadine and something very strong!!) clears the nasal passages nicely – best imbibed in one shot too.
Entertainment is provided by 3 Sheds who discovers a puncture (is this a trend!) and after deciding that 13 watching 2 mending is not helping its off to the pub.
Proper etiquette is restored this week with our tables reserved for us, space for kit and carols in the next room. Leathers own bitter neck and neck with theakstones on the popularity stakes. Food orders remembered via whats app, and much merriement. We realise phil has not appeared post puncture!!! he does eventually get in – with tales of an unusual valve wedging incident!!! luckily he is in good humour.
TJ does the santa duties with front and rear mini flashers – what a top chap!
Here’s to another year of TNRing folks!!