A good evening ride turned memorable when Gavin stopped to chat at Nurston and forgot the rest of us, so Michael phoned him from the top. Even starting late, Michael persuaded a detour down Lutton lane to South Brent, and we still reached home via Harbourneford for 9.20.

A small detour through Dartington made the ride, taking in thatched lanes and the long‑standing mud house before a lunch at Cranks that surprised everyone with its quality. A £1 salad rescue and Frisbee at Staverton Play Park capped a cheerful morning.

On a sunny evening, Michael Jones's first club ride since hospital set the tone, swapping car for bike at Peartree to join the lanes to Belford Mill. Answering a call to film 'ordinary' rides, he recorded the woodland sections before Gavin led the youngsters towards Holne Bridge.

With the long-ride crowd still in bed, Michael marked his first full outing since hospital with a gentle run to the Hill House nursery. Soup, cakes and wildlife in the sunlit garden made a calm return, and he finished strong—set to be back on the bike each week.

With no appetite for distance, we took a gentle climb from Cross Furzes onto the Abbots Way towards Water Oak Corner. The ride became a pause: Frisbee in the low sun among moorland grasses, before a direct roll home and the usual after-ride social at Crofters.

A gentle, sociable spin to Holne ended with a warm welcome at the Holne café, where exceptional coffee and soup set the tone. Back home the day rounded off with a relaxed social, watching Michael’s new Easter Tour videos before seeing Murray claim a second Wimbledon title.

On a hot evening spin to Landscove, Pokémon GO stole the show: only George could catch anything, our O2 phones dead in the lanes. A locked-looking gate yielded to a chain link that opened, and tents on the green hinted at tomorrow’s fete as we looped home.

George’s birthday ride on the Plym Valley delivered a pleasant surprise: the tricky final stretch to Clearbrook is now a gentle tarmac ascent on Drake’s Trail. A cool tunnel and chocolate cake at Crofters gave the day its character.

An unhurried evening ride along the Lower Hembury Track became a meander, scented by the track’s earthy aroma and a pause for Frisbee in Holne’s play park, before a debated detour via Cross Furzes brought us home late.

Drizzle turned to rain on the climb from Shipley Bridge, so we settled for a roadside view of Avon Dam before heading back at pace. John peeled off after a quick photo taken by a passing visitor, and later Phil caught up with Dillan and Michael by car on the return via Nurston.

Rain turned the planned evening ride into a relaxed social: an hour of badminton at Ashmoor, with lively singles and doubles, followed by computer games at Crofters. A simple switch of plans that kept the group together and competitive off the bikes.

With Tom back, we took an easy spin towards Dartington, turning at the main road and looping back via the track to Hole Farm and Caddaford. Michael stole the limelight by catching a Butterfree and hatching an Exeggcute on Pokémon Go, before we rounded off with games at Crofters.