I should be there this week. I'm happy to go either via TMNH or not, as per the routmeister / concensus...
I will probably bypass any sections of the Flitch way, though.
There is in fact a 4th and 5th rule which only Oaky attempts to apply with any degree of strictness ...
4. Comedy off-roading (COR) will not be tolerated under any circumstances
5. All road surfaces must be well maintained and completely free of irregularities
Oaky reserves the right to bitch, moan and sulk if anyone breaks rules 4 and 5. If you want a laugh lure him into some COR or deliberately route him down a lane with decidedly dodgy surface
Bare in mind he knows this area well and can smell a rubbish surface some distance off.
Of course, I have never been known to do any of the above