We left around 10.45 and rode along Colston Road as planned. At Dartington we called in to the Cranks vegetarian restaurant: Zac got coffee cake and tea, Ash and Michael had hot chocolates and Jerry and Callum didn’t buy anything at all. After an enjoyable time there Callum bought chips from the new Venus café and ate them on the way home.

Nobody felt like extending the ride, which was understandable considering the weather, so we took the cycle path back up to Huxham’s Cross, dropped down to Staverton Bridge and then returned home via Abham for around 1.15.