A nasty little shower forced us to take shelter at John's house on the way out to Buckfast, which proved fortuitous as Ash was able to persuade George to get off his computer and come cycling with us. Encouraged by this success Ash also tried to rouse Callum, but locked doors ended all such hopes.

We rode past Hawson Court to Scoriton but here another little shower wetted us nicely by the time we had climbed the steep hill to Holne café. Here, however, we received a very warm welcome: the café had been closed for refurbishment for several months and the staff were very relieved to see that we had not abandoned them. The cakes were even better than last year. Will, of course, had scones and cream.

The sun was out again so we rode up to Hembury Fort where there was a bit of tree-climbing from the younger members. Ash and Alistair decided to ignore warnings of mud after the recent rains and rode down the slalom track through the woods. When they emerged at the bottom they were plastered in mud from head to foot but didn't seem bothered about it.

A final shower on the way home stopped, typically, just as we reached Crofters. The afternoon gave us a chance to look at some of the video footage from the Easter tour.