New member Alastair arrived promptly at 10am on a very cold morning and seemed happy enough to play a game of Modern Warfare 3 with the others while we waited for Lawrence, who as usual was running late.

Alastair likes off-road so we rode through Buckfast to the lower Hembury Woods track which offered us a little shelter from the bitter breeze. Half-way along we stopped at our favourite tree for a photo, then we stopped again to climb the tree at Humphrey’s Cross. The slalom track through Hembury provided a great finish on our way home, bringing us back to Buckfastleigh for just after 1pm. Alastair is quite an experienced cyclist and had no problem with the ride, so we hope to see him again soon.

There was a games and trampoline social after the ride until 3.30 or so.