Ben got a puncture on Parliament Hill, so we were very late for the Totnes meeting point. New rider Peter had been waiting for an hour, and since he had to get back to boarding school that evening he decided to go home rather than join us for the ride to Holne. Eliot, seeing that Tao wasn’t at Totnes, also decided to go home, and Keir accompanied him: little did they know that Tao was waiting at Buckfastleigh!

When we finally arrived at the Buckfastleigh start we were just half an hour late. Sue and David were waiting to join us on the ride, but Austin was tired so they had to go home with him. The rest of us stocked up with food at the garage and proceeded to the destination.

When we got to the cafe we found that it was closed for the winter! This was the last straw, so Michael agreed to offer a full cafe service at Crofters - ably assisted by Tao. There was a proper menu that included savoury snacks like cheese on toast, and the whole event turned out to be a good deal more successful than the ride!