England : Kent A flat (well, almost) pootle in Kent - Sun. 1st July

[Davywalnuts]

And even though I was 64/64, I feel guilty in joining the bandwagon, sorry!

I managed to break my fixes brake cable on the way home earlier and my silver spesh needs an over haul before next weeks jaunt, so a day of mechanic awaits tomorrow..

Have a great one though!

 

[Flying Dodo]

Any idea what time we're likely to be back at Ashford?

Probably just before 5 pm.

 

[Flying Dodo]

Sorry not everyone can make it - I'll still be there.

 

[martint235]

Sorry to say i'm jumping on the 'I'm Out' bandwagon too Adam. Sorry mate. Another time.

Wuss!!

 

[AnythingButVanilla]

Sorry Adam but I'm another one that's out My road bike has a puncture and I doubt you'd thank me for turning up with the hybrid tank.

 

[martint235]

Well I'm up and leaving for Ashford at 6.30. I hope there'll be other people there!!

I may need to head off a bit earlier as Ashford at 5pm leaves me getting home around 9pm but we'll see.

 

[Flying Dodo]

Sorry Adam but I'm another one that's out My road bike has a puncture and I doubt you'd thank me for turning up with the hybrid tank.

Now that's a shame. It is a pootle, so your other bike would have been fine.

 

[martint235]

Well that was interesting. The forecast said sunny and it was. 60 gloriously sunny miles down to Ashford, some roads wet with earlier rain but a joy of a day to be out. Started to drizzle just outside Ashford but just a shower. Met topcat and bobcat (been waiting to type that ever since). Adam, Rebecca, deptfordmarmoset and jennie all turned up in due course and off we went. It rained, it stopped, it rained again. Still it was all good fun, I didn't even mind the headwind. Lunch was huge, some of the fish were part whale.

I said my goodbyes after lunch and set off for the 70 miles home. The headwind (how, just how does this work) alternated with a vicious crosswind. The run to Ashford seemed much longer than it is. And then about a mile from the station the rain started. So 60 miles on my own in the rain or a train from Ashford. The train won. A quick cycle from Bromley south to home brought up 105 miles.

Thanks for organising Adam but can we go to Spain next year? I :-)

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

If the fish hadn't been so enormous I'd have tried their profritter rolls!

Thanks for the good company all round and excellent ride and guide work from Adam, who was even kind enough to curtail the ride a little to sidestep the headwind. For which I am extremely grateful! Out of the wind now, the world seems very, very quiet.

 

[Aperitif]

No Denge sound mirrors or a mention of PLUTO*?
I can imagine the wind.
*All stuff originating from a chat with User10571 during a previous visit a couple of years ago etc...and I can still imagine the wind.

 

[Aperitif]

Ah - I didn't even see the link in the OP! It was an amazing thing - and the test ones too...we live in ignorance at the effort of others.

This too - as reference for me: http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/a-gentle-pootle-in-kent-sunday-1st-august.57551/page-5

 

[bobcat]

Thank's for having me along for a unusual and enjoyable day. A tad windy, but who cares about wind?

 

[srw]

More photos here: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjAmgm6o

Bungalicious!

Lovely photos. I also have a yen to see Dungeness - and we'd planned it for our tour after Whitstable. Soggy skies, filthy headwinds and a slightly rebellious stoker saw us turn right for Rye slightly early.

Seeing these photos confirms me in my desire - on a sunny day. In an odd way it's reminiscent of Druridge Bay (windswept, empty, nuclear power station), which represented the seaside for me as a youngster.

 

[martint235]

In case anyone is interested, wizened bloke with a beard (no not Adrian) made it across the channel. Here

 

[velovoice]

Great day out. A few more pics here.