Many thanks, @
dr_pink and @
totallyfixed for another superb ride in the gorgeous
Rutland/Leicestershire autumn countryside! I'll sleep well tonight.
You are very welcome as always, only the three of us but none the worse for that, nearly 60 miles counting our quick trip to the station first. What a day! Just about perfect for cycling, no wind and relatively mild. Six miles after leaving Oakham we did a little detour to show Poacher The Tree, somewhere to park the bike anyway
Somewhat surprisingly after the strong winds we have had there were still plenty of leaves left on the trees and consequently, colour
And if you are going to have a pee stop might as well take photo while you are there
And yet more colour
Another view of Belvoir Castle, top left, almost indistinguishable among the trees on the skyline.
The cake stop was brilliant as always, good cake and nice staff, plus arriving a bit later than other cyclists tend to get there means we had no wait. Stayed there a bit longer than we should have and with 30 miles still to do we had to move, but as with nearly everywhere these days we hit a traffic jam
dr_pink and Poacher on one of the last "little" gradients about 7 miles from home, having looked at this picture again, the countryside still looks quite lush to mid to late November
A really enjoyable few hours, just had a little drizzle in the last hour but not enough to get wet.
For anyone who hasn't cycled here before, do it.
