Callum O’B was clearly pleased to be back with us again as we rode out to Ashburton and then set about climbing Ausewell Hill. Michael had to race on to the top with Ash so he could fix yet another rear wheel puncture near the valve caused by sharp rim tape.

It was around 12.00 when we were ready to set off again. Michael offered the shorter alternative destination of Spitchwick but Jack and Callum really wanted to go to Bonehill, which was encouraging. George, who had done really well for his age on the main climb, found the final climb a bit tiring so we left John to bring him along slowly and went on ahead to Bonehill. Here we spent an enjoyable quarter of an hour playing on the rocks and watching Ash do somersaults over a rock.

Ash and Jack wanted to ride the track to Natsworthy but we needed to meet up with John and George so we rode straight down the steep hill to Widecombe. Reunited again we settled into the café for snacks, enjoying a mixture of soups, chips (CoB of course), cream teas (Will and George), cakes and milkshakes. We finally left around 1.45 with Michael estimating an hour and a half to get home.

George did very well on the route home after his refreshments. We rode via Leusdon where Ash called in to see his school friend Patrick Canon but found that he was out and so left him a note. We continued along Spitchwick Common and then returned home via Hembury, but as CoB was getting slower on the way home it was 4.05 when we finally arrived.