This was our last evening ride of the season, so to mark the occasion we organised a brand new and rather special ride. We took the bikes to Coypool car park in Plympton and then rode the first part of the Plym Valley Cycleway. This was new to Dillan who had somehow missed our last visit in 2014.

On the way up the dark wooded lane from Plym Bridge Michael was just explaining that the Wrigley’s chewing gum factory would soon come into view when suddenly there was an overpowering smell of - chewing gum! We could see why it was located well away from residential areas.

We followed the main road up to Tavistock road (because Michael hadn't properly checked out the cycle short-cut in advance) and then rode down to the Crownhill Pizza Hut. We had a 2 for 1 voucher so were able to get more pizza than we could eat for just £5 each.

Returning along the same route we were surprised to spot a small herd of deer galloping around the grassy verges of the industrial estate. As soon as they saw us they headed back towards the woods. We enjoyed the long descent back to the car and then called in to Tesco on the way home to finish a memorable evening.