We hadn’t finalised our plans for today when Sue dropped Jude down and told us of a special deal at the Eden Project that would allow us free entry for today only. We hastily fitted the bike rack to the car and drove to a location near Lanlivery. Once the bikes had been unloaded we set off for the fairly short ride through the drizzle to the Eden Project. Our route took us through the Luxulyan Valley which offered plenty of interesting sights, including the Treffry Viaduct, an enormous construction built in the 1800s but of course no longer used for anything other than walking. Huge boulders and mossy trees reminded us in some ways of Lustleigh Cleave.

On arrival at the Eden Project we obtained our free entry and enjoyed an excellent lunch in the restaurant before touring the two biomes. We met up with Sue for a chat and later bumped into Charles and Heidi Acland who were active members of the club many years ago. There is a new high platform in the Rainforest Biome called the Rainforest Lookout. We queued to go up there, and whilst Michael did not feel especially comfortable as it swayed from side to side it was an interesting viewpoint. As usual we were disappointed that there were no real cocoa beans or coffee beans on display apart from a few mouldy ones in a viewing box that looked as though they had been neglected for years.

It was getting late so Jude returned home with his mother whilst the rest of us rode back through the Luxulyan valley to the car for a rather late return.