With just three of us out again on the first sunny Sunday for months Michael had to work hard to even get agreement on a ride to Venford. We finally set off at 10.50, riding through Buckfast and up past Hawson Court. Callum was riding fast at this point – he said he had a bowl of cereal before he came on the ride!

We rode through Scoriton and Michelcombe, but then Callum was a bit slower as we reached the park so we stopped there for a break. By the time we had finished playing Frisbee everyone wanted to go to the Holne café, so we went there for a drink and a cake and admired a delightful pony and horse tethered outside as we left.

On the way home Ash and Callum rode the track through Hembury from the fort but couldn’t understand why Michael didn’t join them – until they discovered how muddy the track was after recent rains.

We got home for 1pm and spent the afternoon playing Lord of the Rings online and watching Murray lose to Federer in the Wimbledon final.