By the time Michael arrived at the start, Julian had persuaded Ashley that his rim was too dangerous to continue with the ride, so Ashley set off for home.

The long climb past Nurston Farm was followed by an unusually muddy ride along the track to the moor. At one point Philip made a wrong move, walked through some particularly gooey mud and discovered that his muddy foot was in fact shoeless! After a little help the missing shoe was dug out of the mud and reunited with its owner.

The descent across the moor to Cross Furzes was fun as always. I think Becky enjoyed her first ride with us, despite the large differences between our club and the one she last rode with in Norfolk!