Jack chose Bickham Bridge over Totnes as he didn’t want to stop at a café, so we decided to do a fast, non-stop ride to the destination for a change. We set off at 10:30, rode up Dean Hill and then down to South Brent where Ash found it very hard not to stop at the co-op for refreshments. From Avonwick we rode up the hill to North Huish and then, for the first time in years, went straight on to the excellent downhill lane to Bickham Bridge for 11:40.

It was cloudy and breezy now but there was no rain around as Michael spent ten minutes photographing the bridge from various angles: Ash and Jack were too engrossed in conversation to go exploring.

We left at 11:50, heading home via Diptford. Rain was forecast for tonight and this probably explained why we saw several farmers out working hard to bring in the hay. We took the short route back via Edeswell viaduct and Rattery, although the final hill proved a bit tiring for Jack who had not been out for several weeks. We got home by 1:22, pleased to have ridden a little further than usual and to have returned close to our 1pm target time.

The social after the ride included some games of Halo on the Xbox console.