Words by Pete, Pics by Butty & Pete
Crew: TJ, Butty, Pete, Troll, 3 Sheds, Bern, Lee, Dunc, Croxy
Weather: Excellent
Route: Various muster points to Bull Hill Lane top end, Charity, Narnia, Charity & Extension, Standing Stone, Nessit with off track bits, Sutton Hall
A Y shaped route . My bad self and the Poynton Posse assembling in Upper Bollongtonia before taking a tarmac route over Kerridge Ridge to the proper climb of Bull Hill. Where we found 3sheds, Croxy & Troll awaiting us having assembled in the traditional location. Dunc, Bern, & after a short pause Lee arrived at a good pace – his tubeless issues having been resolved.
A minor debate about taking the “route grande direct” across the fields to Teggs….but this was dumped in favour of a quicker line to Charity and a Narnia celebration of the Butsters 51st . I think he was keen to lighten his payload. Chazza was wet underneath but grin inducing.
Higher Narnia was an excellent choice and young Mark (in relative terms) had brought an excellent feast .
Salami cured in red wine & something , Chunks of artisan sausage replete with cocktail sticks, pickled cornichon and a half little bottle of VS cognac . Very continental , quite delicious.
And we had Bern’s finest selection of glassware to drink from !
Fine nosh, and excellent view across the forest and beyond, and the need for tyre faffing time by Mr Troll meant that we had a leisurely stop . Bern and Butty were snapping away.
A fairly standard circuit of the forest and down to Sutton Hall. Which was fairly rammed and we only just managed to get a table.
To add insult to injury ….the Hoegaarden was off !! This minor disaster led to Leffe being the substitute “second pint” for some of us . Although I hasten to add that it was not pint bottle !
At least we can rely upon a minor AOE
And a badger encounter on the way back through Kerridge 🙂
Postscript ….anybody who has not seen the film “51st State” ….you should do https://youtu.be/zYQ3j4fM0OY