A lot of miles in the ales: Orkney Red and something from Cornwall. No Bishop Nick.....Compasses pretty full as usual, but I bagged the MEMWNS table for Slipgate, Oaky and Huggy; Chief rolled up later having done a pb on the hill-climb course from Howe Street
A sort of a plan sketched out for the Asparagus and Strawberries, sorry for boring you Slippy....but undecided whether to visit the Fox & Hounds at Weasenham St Peter [a la Oaky two years ago] or the Bull in Lt Walsingham [off route, slightly]. We'll take a vote when we get to Wells, probably.
Huggy was testing his Bulging Pannier of Long Distance Audax Essentials, which may have contributed to a clipless moment on setting off from the pub
I had my old 36 spoke wheel in Poppy the fixie, with 18t FREEWHEEL
, as the nice 32 spoke had seized bearings after a winter of abuse. It turns out several of us are coveting a Genesis Day 01 Disc Single Speed for winter/commuting. But I'll be using Ruby Holdsworth for the A&S, and possibly more than one of her once state-of-the-art 21 Shimano 105 gears.
I got back at Midnight precisely, just as most of Dunmow plunges into darkness. 27 miles done.