My weekend on bikes

[Tim Hall]

Yesterday son, wife and I rode to Horsham to take in the Farmers'
Market, a jazz band and lunch in the square. Rode back too, 30km
overall.

Today I again rode to Horsham to the start of a tandem club ride I'm
planning. Bought a Mars bar and chocolate brownie at the cafe in the
park then off on my way. Found my historical objective of the ride,
the site of Shipley Zero Station (WW2 underground bunker hidden in
woodland), then on to Dial Post and Partridge Green. My mobile buzzed
inmy pocket - my wife suggesting we meet for lunch, so I got my toe
down. 10km later I arrived at a tea room/cafe recently taken over by a
childhood friend where I scoffed a large portion of cauliflower
cheese. Mrs. Hall had salmon fillet on ciabatta. Dead good it was,
the only downside being having to contend with 600m of A23 to get to
it. Anyway. I'll take the Tandem Club there in two weeks.

Onward and upward, back onto the A23 and off as soon as possible. Slow
progress uphill to Colgate, then Faygate and over the top back to
Horsham. A swift cappuccino and cake at the cafe then a struggle back
towards Colgate - not enough liquid I think. Drained my bidon and felt
better and hammered the last bit home. 98km overall.


Then Mrs. Hall cooked pesto and we're watching Casablanca on video.
Life is good.


Tim

 

[dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers]

>Mrs. Hall had salmon fillet on ciabatta.

Very New Labour ;-)

Seriously, sounds like an enjoyable ride.

Cheers, helen s



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[MartinMM]

Yesterday son, wife and I rode to Horsham to take in the Farmers'
Market, a jazz band and lunch in the square. Rode back too, 30km
overall.

Today I again rode to Horsham to the start of a tandem club ride I'm
planning. Bought a Mars bar and chocolate brownie at the cafe in the
park then off on my way. Found my historical objective of the ride,
the site of Shipley Zero Station (WW2 underground bunker hidden in
woodland), then on to Dial Post and Partridge Green. My mobile buzzed
inmy pocket - my wife suggesting we meet for lunch, so I got my toe
down. 10km later I arrived at a tea room/cafe recently taken over by a
childhood friend where I scoffed a large portion of cauliflower
cheese. Mrs. Hall had salmon fillet on ciabatta. Dead good it was,
the only downside being having to contend with 600m of A23 to get to
it. Anyway. I'll take the Tandem Club there in two weeks.

Onward and upward, back onto the A23 and off as soon as possible. Slow
progress uphill to Colgate, then Faygate and over the top back to
Horsham. A swift cappuccino and cake at the cafe then a struggle back
towards Colgate - not enough liquid I think. Drained my bidon and felt
better and hammered the last bit home. 98km overall.


Then Mrs. Hall cooked pesto and we're watching Casablanca on video.
Life is good.


Tim

You're not in Sub Brit as well are you? small world! could you show it to me sometime?

 

[gavin]

"Tim Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Yesterday son, wife and I rode to Horsham to take in the Farmers'
> Market, a jazz band and lunch in the square. Rode back too, 30km
> overall.
>
> Today I again rode to Horsham to the start of a tandem club ride I'm
> planning. Bought a Mars bar and chocolate brownie at the cafe in the
> park then off on my way. Found my historical objective of the ride,
> the site of Shipley Zero Station (WW2 underground bunker hidden in
> woodland), then on to Dial Post and Partridge Green. My mobile buzzed
> inmy pocket - my wife suggesting we meet for lunch, so I got my toe
> down. 10km later I arrived at a tea room/cafe recently taken over by a
> childhood friend where I scoffed a large portion of cauliflower
> cheese. Mrs. Hall had salmon fillet on ciabatta. Dead good it was,
> the only downside being having to contend with 600m of A23 to get to
> it. Anyway. I'll take the Tandem Club there in two weeks.
>
> Onward and upward, back onto the A23 and off as soon as possible. Slow
> progress uphill to Colgate, then Faygate and over the top back to
> Horsham. A swift cappuccino and cake at the cafe then a struggle back
> towards Colgate - not enough liquid I think. Drained my bidon and felt
> better and hammered the last bit home. 98km overall.
>
>
> Then Mrs. Hall cooked pesto and we're watching Casablanca on video.
> Life is good.
>
>
> Tim

Thanks for that, Tim. I used to live in Horsham so the mention of those
place names brought the memories flooding back - mostly of being
continuously ****** in The Bear at weekends

 

[Tim Hall]

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 06:54:46 +1000, MartinMM
<[email protected]> wrote:

>

>You're not in Sub Brit as well are you? small world! could you show it
>to me sometime?


No not in Sub Brit, but their website is entirely fascinating. I
can't remember how I first heard of the Shipley bunker, possibly on a
radio four programme. From their a google took me to Sub Brit.
Shipley is right on a bridleway and dead easy to find following the
website instructions.



Tim

 

[MartinM]

Tim Hall <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 06:54:46 +1000, MartinMM
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
>
> >You're not in Sub Brit as well are you? small world! could you show it
> >to me sometime?
>
>
> No not in Sub Brit, but their website is entirely fascinating. I
> can't remember how I first heard of the Shipley bunker, possibly on a
> radio four programme. From their a google took me to Sub Brit.
> Shipley is right on a bridleway and dead easy to find following the
> website instructions.

Thanks will have a look; I'm in SB/wcms but more for the tunnels,
although any hole in the ground usually has me crawling in to have a
nose.