There was time for sustenance at the newsagents in Chudleigh whilst waiting for the six senior Dawlish Diddlers riders who had arranged to meet us there. When they arrived we were amused to hear how Jonno had woken up only fifteen minutes before the Dawlish start time and still managed to be on the ride: the vision of him biting slices off his cucumber because he didn’t have time to search for a knife was particularly comical.

On arrival at the castle (tower) we lifted our bikes over a padlocked gate and rode along the track through Tower Wood where we quickly found a suitable place for lunch. Michael was then able to answer the many questions regarding the contents of his granary sandwiches.

The highlight of the day was the ride down Telegraph Hill where some of us reached a speed of 50mph. Simon unfortunately broke his rear hub at Kenford and had to phone home for transport. The rest of us accompanied the Dawdlers back to Dawlish, caught a train to Newton Abbot and still got home by 5.30 – quite an eventful day.