We had a great turnout today by recent standards on a very pleasant sunny morning, including new rider Morgan Emmerson aged 10. He was on a bike that John had kindly prepared for him. We rode to Dartington via Colston Road, and Morgan did really well. George suggested 2 minutes silence for Remembrance Day at 10.53, so we did that during the ride.

At Dartington Jack seemed to like the idea of going to the cafes there rather than to Morrisons in Totnes, but when we finally settled on Cranks Jack didn’t buy anything. It turned out he had forgotten his money, so Michael bought a cake for him and Morgan to share. We ate outside in the sunshine which made it a very pleasant stop.

As the weather was still excellent we pressed on to Totnes, took a photo on the cycle path and then returned to Staverton Park where everyone enjoyed some Frisbee fun – they had apparently all been looking forward to a Park stop. Morgan said he had never ridden this far before and he would definitely be coming again next week.

We returned to Buckfastleigh along the usual route past Abham, getting back by around 2.30. This had been an excellent ride where everyone was friendly and had a great time – just like old times. We finished the day with some Supreme Commander on the PCs until 4.25. Ash joined us at 3pm after returning from a family wedding.