A lot of main road work took us through the Gappah pick-up and down Telegraph Hill to the Kenn valley, where we enjoyed lunch under the shade of some trees. Martin Luke had some difficulty finding a taker for his weird crisps, but Mark Hedges seemed to like them.

As we were so close to the sea we decided to break all sensible rules and head for Dawlish Warren - it was overflowing with tourists of course, but several members enjoyed a dip and the subsequent walk/ride along the sea wall to Dawlish. After some more main roads to Teignmouth we then got away from it all with the climb to Stoke-in-Teignhead's Old Bakery cafe, where the proprietor could not conceal his disappointment that his cafe was to be filled with such clientele - he preferred the type that bought 15 cream teas rather than our mix of cheap drinks and other assorted snacks.

Return was via Newton Abbot and yet more main roads. Buckfastleigh starters covered 48 miles in the ride's 8.5 hours.