No pics to show, since I forgot to take the camera. Shame – because it was a good turnout: Clare Hamon, Caroline, Julie, Graham Black, George, Graham Reed, Larry Clarke. It was a bitterly cold day and I think we were all pretty glad to get in out of the cold at Louise’s Café on Kit Hill. We spent quite a long time there and then split up – Graham Reed, Caroline and Clare, heading back to Plymouth with the rest of us making for Minnions via Linkinghorne and Upton Cross. Julie and George took the lead, leaving me puffing behind.

On leaving Minnions, Julie discovered that she had a puncture. George came to her rescue, leaving Larry, Graham Black and me to complete the final leg. The idea was to follow the route of the infamous Kit Hill grimpeur to Callington, but as it turned out we headed back via St Ive and Quethiock, rejoining the main road at Hatt.

We were curious to know what had become of Julie and George. They stuck to the planned grimpeur route, but unfortunately George and Julie got separated, when Julie lost her rear light and went back to look for it.

The state of the roads is just unbelievable – pot holes and gunge everywhere. Britain is getting to look more like a Third World country every day. But Spring will be soon upon us and we can look forward to warmer and sunnier days.

Graham Black and I reckied a route on Dartmoor the previous day, taking in King’s Tor, Grims Pound and Kes Tor Rock. Through my reactolight glasses the Moor was range of gorgeous reds and browns. It was only when I took my glasses off that I realised that the colour shift was artificial. Not to worry. The Moor was spectacular anyway. Pics <here>

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