It had been raining overnight but the youngsters still wanted a track. So we gave them the best track in the area - Beaston! It was dotted with numerous deep pools of muddy water, and the inevitable patches of deep mud. Unfortunately, Will underestimated the depth of one of these patches, tried to ride through, ground to a halt in the middle and just managed to get his feet up on the bank before he fell in. So when Michael came along, there was Will, feet on the bank, hands on the bike, unable to move and begging for help!

Everyone enjoyed the off-road so much that we decided to find some more - the steep woodland track that returns to the Green Lane area. By the time we got home, everyone was saying it had been the best ride for ages. They say some people like mud and some don't - it seems that everyone today fall into the first category.