This was one of those 'easy' rides that turned out to be a little harder than originally planned. It was all Michael's fault of course, according to the none-too-happy youngsters, but that is one of the drawbacks of running a cycling club.

The morning went extremely well, with an interesting ride through the steep lanes between Gappah and the Obelisk. When lunch had been consumed, views admired and silly games played, a decision (almost unanimous) was made to ride to the nearest good cafe for afternoon tea. Stoke-in-Teignhead would not normally have been out of the question, but by the time we had repaired Chris' puncture near Dawlish and then climbed the wrong hill from Shaldon it was nearer supper time than cream tea time when we eventually arrived.

There were a few complaints, but all in all the ride was good practice for the forthcoming Easter tour ... and the tracks were quite good fun.