Plymouth Section joined us for our annual November trip to Maypool, near Galmpton. The firework display provided light entertainment as usual, and the wardens looked after us well.

The Sunday ride took us through the lanes to Kingswear and across the ferry to the Spinning Wheel cafe at Dartmouth. We managed to get to Blackpool Sands for an enjoyable lunch on the beach.

The Plymouth contingent left us near Strete to make their unenviable journey homewards, whilst we returned to Totnes via Forces Cross and Tuckenhay.

Young Robert Walker had a useful introduction to tracks during the afternoon. Martin and Dayle suggested an alternative track route between Forces Cross and Tuckenhay. Michael said they could try it, but several others decided to follow them despite warnings of oozing mud. When everyone finally met up at Tuckenhay the Trackies were literally plastered in mud, as were their bikes. It was all too much for poor Robert, whose new expensive mountain bike had turned a chocolate colour. Michael had to wash his bike and his shoes and socks in the river at Bow Bridge before he began to feel better.