Go East - What, THREE words? Bonus beers in London 🍻

[mikeIow]

Well, my pal and I have a plan for a wee cycle-camping adventure in a couple of weeks 😎

A Monday to Friday jaunt from Weston-super-Mare, join some of the Kennet & Avon, get to Reading then head north to a pal who lives in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell.
Could be based around places with three word names 😜

An old work pal who moved to Australia over 10 years ago is in London for beers on Thursday, so we have a short day, then we can all head in on the train 🍻
Friday will be mild hangover time plus getting a train back to Bristol & a short 20m ride back to his, where the jaunt will end 🙏
Should be considerably less hilly than last years daft bimble around Barnstaple (see link in signature) 🤞

The fact that a 35m ride on Friday is probably the first ride I’ve done this year shouldn’t be taken as a sign I am not committed…..I walked round the Isle of Wight with another pal 2 weeks ago, so my focus this year was walking 🤪

Time to get kit together and check campsites aren’t full…..wonder what the *cough* ‘wild camping’ possibilities might be like if we fail to get booked in 🫣

 

[T4tomo]

Could be based around places with three word names

Bradford on Avon, Henley on Thame, Royal Wooton Bassett

 

[mjr]

Royal Wooton Bassett

aka Real Wooden Basket when autocorrect became common and less good.

 

[mikeIow]

Getting slightly nervous at the forecast for next week….hot hot hot 🫣
Remembered I had this “towel” in a cupboard, which might help.

Wondering whether it might work to sleep without the tent 🤣
On the one hand, I need to make the bike as light as possible.
On the other, I now have a GoPro, so have added a bar extension to get it over the bar-bag 🤦‍♂️

I could be in trouble 🤣