Between Milton and Blandford it gets "rolling" at the very least.
I don't think he'll be coming in a straight line - the distance would be too short. By the way, I'm
Spartacus AndyH and it is indeed with me he'll be tonight.
Shopping has been done, advice sought from Wobbly, Host guide read and read again, Bike tools, chargers etc prepared, laptop readied, bathroom radiator set to heat all night for the merino. It'll be like fun. But different.
I'm feeling the same apprehension as others have mentioned, and have to remember that we are merely Steve's servants for the few hours he will be with us.
I am down to host for 5 days in May, but approached the hosts manager offering to host at short notice, thinking that it may enable Steve to take advantage of south / south westerly wind. Tomorrow it is forecast to blow a hooley, hopefully on Steve's back, hence the last minute change
FWIW I am one of the many who TG helped through their first 600, the september jolly from MK. Mine was in 2010, and lead to a frenetic year and a half. My last ride with Steve was an after dinner dart to Market Harborough after the 2011 AGM, where we enjoyed Garlic Bread together before going our separate ways. Garlic Bread will be on the menu tonight. With large quantities of other things, obviously.
As with many of us Steve has shed loads of positive karma from me, and is welcome whenever it suits him and the team this year.
GO STEVE