Suffolk Cycle Camping

[jen]

We've just completed our first ever bit of cycle camping, and I have
to say it was much, much easier, and fun, than I thought it was going
to be. Only a short trip (90 miles in 3 days) for our first attampt,
but hopefully the first of many. Now we have to figure out how we can
do it bringing the kids along..

http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/suffolk/

Jen

 

[bugbear]

jen wrote:
> We've just completed our first ever bit of cycle camping, and I have
> to say it was much, much easier, and fun, than I thought it was going
> to be. Only a short trip (90 miles in 3 days) for our first attampt,
> but hopefully the first of many. Now we have to figure out how we can
> do it bringing the kids along..
>
> http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/suffolk/

Looks like fun, and (BTW) superb photos.

BugBear

 

[jen]

On Jun 21, 2:12 pm, bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote:
>
> Looks like fun, and (BTW) superb photos.
>

Lots of fun. I've just realised I forgot the obligatory photo of the
bikes, so here's an old one from a 'with children car camping trip'

http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/media/wife/bikes.jpg

The bikes held up very well, but we had to tighten up the spokes on
Stu's after cycling through a few pot-holes in Cambridge on the way to
the train station. Not bad for an old bike - his is an about 10 year
old Kona Kilauea (?sp). I was on my trusty Marin Hawk-hill with lovely
new road tyres.

 

[A.C.P.Crawshaw]

Jen, taking your own cake is cheating, seeking out nice cafes with quality home baking
is much more challenging. Lots of lovely cafes in Scotland, often in unexpected places -
like on the Isle of Lismore (pop 170) and the (pun alert) awesome Wild Rowan café at
Dalavich on the quiet side of Loch Awe.

Alan

 

[Peter Clinch]

A.C.P.Crawshaw wrote:
> Jen, taking your own cake is cheating, seeking out nice cafes with
> quality home baking is much more challenging.

Not as challenging, however, as baking your own cake while camping.

While I can't claim to have done anything more elaborate than
drop-scones and steam puddings, a pal of ours really does manage some
incredibly good baking using open fire and a fold-up reflector oven.

Pete.
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[Phil Cook]

A.C.P.Crawshaw wrote:

>Jen, taking your own cake is cheating,

But with cake like that I would cheat too. The problem would be what
to do for cake on days two and three.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

 

[jen]

On Jun 21, 3:40 pm, "A.C.P.Crawshaw" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jen, taking your own cake is cheating, seeking out nice cafes with quality home baking
> is much more challenging.

Not taking cake would be like not taking tea-bags. Far too much of a
risk of mission failure by tea/cake depletion. Although we're not
averse to making the cake last longer by trying out nice cafes too.

>Not as challenging, however, as baking your own cake while camping.

Pete, out-door cake making. Now that would be a challenge. It has to
be worth a try though...

Jen

 

[Matthew Haigh]

jen wrote:
> On Jun 21, 3:40 pm, "A.C.P.Crawshaw" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Jen, taking your own cake is cheating, seeking out nice cafes with quality home baking
>> is much more challenging.
>
> Not taking cake would be like not taking tea-bags. Far too much of a
> risk of mission failure by tea/cake depletion. Although we're not
> averse to making the cake last longer by trying out nice cafes too.
>
>> Not as challenging, however, as baking your own cake while camping.
>
> Pete, out-door cake making. Now that would be a challenge. It has to
> be worth a try though...

Last summer I saw a friend bake his wife's birthday cake on camp; he
used a small metal dustbin sitting on its side in an open fire, with a
baking tray slid inside it to contain the cake. Very impressive, if a
little crispy around the edges

Matt