So, about last night ...
Huggy and I left Witham at 1900 hrs and rode up Wickham Bishops hill and down the other side; traversed across to The Mighty North Hill which was conquered and then it started raining - quite hard. We pressed on getting increasingly wet and managed to conquer Maldon's Market Hill. We hung a right passing The Blue Boar and set off down hill again. We had just gone past the hand pump on the left and reached the bollards just as you go back onto Market Hill when two things happened.
Firstly, Huggy had a clipless moment and fell over. Just as he had picked himself up and I was trying to look concerned Tomsk appeared from nowhere like the shop keeper in Mr Ben. We brief chat whilst Huggy regained his composure. Huggy set off first and then proceeded to slither off downhill with both feet still on the ground. It looked for all the world like he was going to fall off again. Fortunately he didn't. Off we went into the rain with me thinking I could easily of got £250 off Harry Hill's "You've Been Framed" TV show had Huggy only given me enough notice to get my camera ready.
Finally we dripped into the Old Ship at Heybridge Basin where JenM was waiting. Beer was ordered (Maldon Gold and Adnam's Broadside) and business commenced. It might only be September but the Christmas do was discussed with Tomsk coming up with some terrific ideas - the man was on fire. We nominated an organiser, suffice to say the nominee wasn't present to argue. A
thread has been created. We also did a
double Baton handover.
After finishing our drinks we inspected the campsite including the loo block (Huggy remembered the door code) and set off home. Thankfully it had stopped raining.
All in all a very pleasant fun packed evening.
