I rode over to Finchingfield from Haverhill area and joined the ride there just after 11pm. I've done the ride from London once and don't want to repeat the experience. I was an hour ealier than usual on the promise of a DIngle Tearooms breakfast as tthey opened at 4am. I had breakfast there on a previous DD and it was stonkingly good.
Quite a low level of support areas, but the saver was the Gosbeck(?) vilage hall at where I was able to top up my water bottles. My earlier time meant I was constantly passed by 'fast' peletons who have clearly never heard of the 1.5 m passing distance (I think I only overtook 1 person on the whole ride to Dunwich). There was also a significant number of rear light in the megawatt range, so bright, you lost all you night vision as they passed. As ever, some speed merchants disappearing off down wrong roads.
Having had a very straightforward ride I arrived in Dunwich about 4:30am and immediately beetled off up to the Dingle Tearooms. The tea rooms were almost empty so service was very quick. However, the breakfast wad a big disappointment, crunchy fried eggs anyone? Baked bacon, really nice and tough.
I came back via Laxfield (cos the coop opens a 7am on a Sunday), Debenham (public loos with bottle friendly sinks, coop closed), Haughley (coop opens at 9am) and Hawstead( Malia Rosso-coffee and cake). I had to have a snooze in Debenham because I was having trouble changing focus (5 minutes was enough), Unfortunately I bonked really badly between Debenham and Haughley so had to resort to a couple of magnum Ice cream and a bottle made up with a bags of 'suspicious' white power (which I promptly kicked over, spilling half the bottle). Large Americano and Millionaires shortbread plus another bottle made up with suspicious white power at the Maglia Rosso got me back home by 2:30pm having plumbed new depths of extreme knackerdness.
So a worthy 250k round trip including a 215km DIY Audax finishing at the Malia Rosso in the bag.
