England : Essex Ride for Food - Maldon - 8th Dec

[martint235]

I was thinking about that too. The lanes could be a right mess through the more rural parts of Essex.

Worth postponing or shall we go ahead? I did have thoughts that the pubs may be affected because they are both behind a little seawall from the river

 

[rb58]

I'm still up for it, but we might be better off staying in Maldon rather than going on to Haybridge.

 

[gbs]

Perhaps we should have a backup alternative - an inland destination such as Danbury Country Park with The Bakers Arms in Danbury nearby.

 

[ianrauk]

Let's just go for it. Get there as fast as we can, then suss it out when we get there.

 

[martint235]

Let's just go for it. Get there as fast as we can, then suss it out when we get there.

Sounds like a plan to me

 

[gbs]

Let's just go for it. Get there as fast as we can, then suss it out when we get there.

Temperamentally that is good for me. I will tuck in behind you and abuse for wheelsucking will be ignored!

 

[martint235]

Thanks all. 103 miles for me in total, a strong finish to a poor year really. Feel really unfit but will rectify that in 2014.

 

[gbs]

No, thanks are due to you Martin. Sporting pace on the way out so I was pleased that I had an alibi to justify ducking out of the return. What was the overall mph that you recorded?

My post lunch recce to Burnham on Crouch after an absence of 30 years was interesting; the town has grown a little and has prospered; there is now a cinema, 1920's style, that has been revived but looks rather down at heel - in my time I think it was a warehouse. BoC is still a pleasant spot and a good destination.

 

[martint235]

No, thanks are due to you Martin. Sporting pace on the way out so I was pleased that I had an alibi to justifiy ducking out of the return. What was the overall mph that you recorded?

My post lunch recce to Burnham on Crouch after an absence of 30 years was interesting; the town has grown a little and has prospered; there is now a cinema, 1920'2 style, that has been revived but looks rather down at heel - I my time I think it was a warehouse. BoC is still a pleasant spot and a good destination.

My overall was a lacklustre 14.72. I put that down to my lack of fitness and the headwind on the way back.

 

[ianrauk]

No, thanks are due to you Martin. Sporting pace on the way out so I was pleased that I had an alibi to justifiy ducking out of the return. What was the overall mph that you recorded?

My post lunch recce to Burnham on Crouch after an absence of 30 years was interesting; the town has grown a little and has prospered; there is now a cinema, 1920'2 style, that has been revived but looks rather down at heel - I my time I think it was a warehouse. BoC is still a pleasant spot and a good destination.

16.2 on the way out..

 

[StuAff]

Well done gents!

 

[CharlieB]

A great day out. The weather deities smiled upon us.
A nice location for lunch which could be a good FNRttC destination.
Thanks are due to the front runners on the way back for easing the pace for an old git with a tobacco habit.
91 and a bit for me.