Words by Pete, Photos by Butty & Pete…..
Crew : Pete, El Pres, Dunc, PTD, Bern, Croxy, Kersh , Butty , Troll
Pub: Lee
Route : RB – War Memorial – Higher Lane – Windmill La – North End Farm – Waulkmill Wood – Poachers Snicket – Oakenbank – Jumper Lane – Highway Man Rd – Gritstone Trail – Sponds – Dale Top – Poachers
Conditions : Gloriously Autumnal ..sunset was brill….and before 8pm
Notes:
Rishinomics was good …but TNR is where my heart lies
A fair size crew assembled at RB – inc Duncan (now free to ride) , Croxy (not playing golf for once) , Troll (not dealing with the roof) ….and the long awaited return of PTD
Bernard asked for a “rerun of that route we did towards Kettleshulme a few weeks back” so that is roughly what we did ..and it is a good formula for a Bollington-is circuit. Mr K was impressed , at least .
The light post sunset at Sponds Trig was just something else …
Plenty of space at the Poachers where Spitting Feathers , Farm Yard something , Some Orange Weiss beer all conspired to tickle our tastebuds
It was getting chilly though by 10pm . Autumn cometh ….
A select few had a last drink inside – Whisky for a select few to celebrate a house purchase in Upper Bollingtonia
Poor Butty suffered a bad case of over-used chain on the trip home …