As the forecast today was the third day with temperatures in the late 20's, it was not surprising that so few turned out Asda car park. It was just Ronnie and I that set off towards Tewin on a beautiful route provided by Carol.
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| Looking sunny at the start |
It was quite warm, but a lot of shade was provided throughout the day and a gentle breeze helped to keep cool - although not always in a beneficial direction. We saw the turn to Whitehill Golf Club and after experiencing the grunt uphill a few weeks ago I was grateful the route went straight on. After passing through Nasty (better believe it!) we headed for Westmill.
We passed a probable multi-million house with a black AC Cobra on the drive. For the petrolheads it was a C reg, so an original 1963/4 model, worth almost as much as the house I guess. After a toasted bacon sandwich and scotch egg, we headed back to Great Munden where Ronnie peeled off on a more direct route home to Stevenage.
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| Picturesque tea room - view spoiled by cars |
Joining the old A10, I missed the turn at Wadesmill for Bengeo and then had to go to Thundridge and Ware, which looked a nicer town than I could remember. My legs now started feeling tired, so was glad to reach Hertford, picking up Route 61 back to Hatfield thence home via the Alban Way, where I bumped into Mike Ronayne who was tentatively trying a short ride whiilst suffering from ongoing back pain, to a large mug of tea. 55 miles door to door, 45 miles Asda to Asda. Thanks for the route Carol. Wonderful yellows, greens and blue (with no clouds). A missed opportunity for those who were probably watching to see if Cav got his 35th TdF stage win- or Lewis Hamilton winning at Silverstone- or the golf!
Nice write up Philip. Good to see Ronny managing to get to the rides from the wacky north up there in Stevenage. Just Richard and I did the ride together on the previous Sunday. All went well and I got to try out his titanium tourer for part of the ride. Very nice it is too.
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