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Sunday 29 December 1985
Day ride (With Torbay CTC): Bowerman's Nose
Cold
11 Participants: Tristram Brown (Junior, Devon), Richard Burge, Brett Jamieson, Michael Jones, Kevin Presland, Luke Rake, Andrew Simmons, Jane Simmons, Roger Simmons, Mark Stott, John Stuart
A brisk sunny start and we were winding or way up to the frosty peaks of Dartmoor, pausing only to be entertained by the Jolly Wally from Plymouth Poly. Stopping near Saddle Tor to discover the sledging properties of Luke’s backpack resulted in the strap snapping, but Brett generously rushed to the rescue and loaded the bag onto his carrier for the rest of the ride.

Lunch at the nose preceded a mass dilemma as to what to do next. The Torbay group decided to head back via Bovey whilst we continued our exploration of the frozen moorland scenery, discovering that the Jay’s Grave track was still unrideable owing to frozen hoof marks! A number of people came off whilst gingerly traversing icy stretches on the roads, including Michael - with a helping hand from Brett!

Stopping only in Widecombe for tea and cakes we made our way homeward via Ponsworthy, Holne Chase and Peartree.
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