Ride Reports
Badminton
Fri, 21 Feb 2003
James and Tommy demonstrated their enthusiasm for badminton this evening by bringing their own racquets and playing at a much higher level than when we last saw them. Apparently t...
Ashburton
Sun, 23 Feb 2003
Ben was pleasantly surprised by the significant lack of hills on this morning's excursion to the lanes behind Ashburton. He won 10 bonus points (!) for spotting the narrow mill ho...
Home Cinema, Man Without a Face
Fri, 28 Feb 2003
Our special 2-hour cinema presentation this evening was the superb Mel Gibson Drama "The Man Without a Face". Since a tragic accident left him hideously scarred seven years ago, J...
Fermoys, Ipplepen
Sun, 02 Mar 2003
20 mi
This was Daniel's first ride with us since last summer, but he was bubbling over with energy so we decided to aim for Fermoys restaurant just in case it proved an achievable target...
Swimming
Fri, 07 Mar 2003
No summary available.
River Dart Country Park
Sun, 09 Mar 2003
11 mi
Another new youngster, Ben Wyeth, joined us for the climb through Buckfast to Scoriton and Michelcombe. His gearless BMX bike was a little hard for climbing the hills, but he mana...
Computer Games
Fri, 14 Mar 2003
Daniel learned some of the strategies required to be successful at the amazing PC game: Total Annihilation.
Landscove
Sun, 16 Mar 2003
12 mi
Perfect weather left us plenty of options today, but with another two new youngsters joining the ride we decided to take the relatively flat route along Colston Road to Staverton. ...
Badminton
Fri, 21 Mar 2003
We hadn't been able to book a court until 9pm, so we started the evening with some computer games and then enjoyed an hour sharing two courts at Dyrons, Newton Abbot. Everyone was...
Avon Dam
Sun, 23 Mar 2003
11 mi
A perfect spring morning offered ideal weather conditions for our first 2003 excursion to the Avon Dam. Joe did not relish the prospect of climbing all those hills on his BMX, so ...
Home Cinema, The Kid
Fri, 28 Mar 2003
This cracking Disney comedy, starring Bruce Willis as the man who meets himself as a child, was well received by all those present and marked the final social of the season.
Spitchwick
Sun, 30 Mar 2003
10 mi
Our turnout today was surprisingly good considering the twin adversaries of Mother's Day and the introduction of British Summer Time. The idea of visiting Spitchwick had been boun...