(also posted across the way)
Excellent breakfast at the station, served by a Bright Young Thing.
A good start by the Hall tandem when I discovered midweek fettling had meant I'd threaded the chain wrongly, so that Mrs. Hall couldn't put any effort in and had to pedal backwards just to keep feet on the pedals. Oops. With that fixed we whizzed on.
Random highlights:
Moondog. 70. Yeah right. These pensioners, like policeman, they're looking younger every day.
Cycleman. Top bloke. Mrs. Hall wondered why he was laden down like a packhorse.That's because he kipped the night in a ditch.
The sea at Clacton is wet, cold and salty. Pippa declining to treat it as an open water training swim.
The post lunch CIHAGM session. Blimey, those Trices go.
Watching Ian clean his bike midride.
Cakes at Great Bentley.
Chocolate at Great Bentley.
Beer at Great Bentley.
Fiddling with Pippa's tool and learning she's watched videos on the internet. Hmm.
The outdoor karaoke, sung loudly and flat. Nice.
61km/h on the hill back into Manningtree.
Photos are
here
Thanks Aunty H, Wow and everyone for organising it.