I know that it rained all day, that some of you are tapering your 'training' down for the assault on the Grizedale Challenge, and some of you have man-flu, but you still missed a fantastic evening loop round the western side of Kentmere.
Six o'clock saw the last of the rain clear and the temperature fall (plummet) down to 'refreshing' on the car thermometer, so I revved myself upand was ready to go. But there's no one else here; even for RADS it seemed a bit slovenly. I had to phone Jim to check it was 'Ings at 6' this week.Then after 15 minutes George pulls up a little surprised to be the token bloke accompanying the usual token girly.
We headed up the lane and track opposite, and as we reached to top we began to realise what an evening everyone was missing. So there were puddles on the track in places but the sun was coming out and casting long evening shadows over the fells. Over the ford at the top and turned right down the grass track through the 3 fords on the descent none of which were too deep after the days rain. George thankfully has moderated his descending speed but we were soon down. Up the technical climb past the Morris 1000 van, the climb on the road before the last descent down the tracks.
The sun was setting and the sky was full of orange and pinks. Surprised 2 horse riders on the last track who kindly held the gate open. All there was left to do was to eat George's excellent Date and Walnut cake that he had carelessly left in the car. Charlie (token travelling correspondant)
Next week is the last 'daylight' ride of the season 6pm Staveley, Barley Bridge, so be there and see you at the pub afterwards.
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