This is what was forecast for our late afternoon ride out of Old Bewick on the far Eastern side of the Cheviot Hills ..
..the reality was somewhat different with one of the heaviest downpours while driving there that I've ever encountered with visibility down to just about zero .
This in turn led to a delayed start as the conditions proved too much for some poor buggers and the inevitable crash occurred ( supposed to have been a bad one) and we had to re-route on some minor roads ...
Just the three of of us myself , Wayne & Colin .
Along with Jaco ..Colin is one of our " elder statesmen " riders and an absolute inspirational character ..well into his late 70's and with one or two ops on both hands & knees ..he's still out there in all weather's although admittedly he doesn't like anything too technical these days.
Having missed the recent Scottish Highland trip with mechanical issues it was great to catch up with him again .
Anyway onto the ride ..It was wet with the ford's & stream crossings in full flow a bit more of a challenge than they usually are ..
13+ miles covered ..which seemed like a whole lot more due to the conditions ..did I mention it was wet ..well it was ..very wet ..however the sun did peek out from time to time and if you don't mind your technical garments being soaked through..it was also fantastic fun .
Some pics ..
Thanks to Colin & Wayne for an excellent evening jaunt ..and to the latter for the pint afterwards
Cheers
..the reality was somewhat different with one of the heaviest downpours while driving there that I've ever encountered with visibility down to just about zero .
This in turn led to a delayed start as the conditions proved too much for some poor buggers and the inevitable crash occurred ( supposed to have been a bad one) and we had to re-route on some minor roads ...
Just the three of of us myself , Wayne & Colin .
Along with Jaco ..Colin is one of our " elder statesmen " riders and an absolute inspirational character ..well into his late 70's and with one or two ops on both hands & knees ..he's still out there in all weather's although admittedly he doesn't like anything too technical these days.
Having missed the recent Scottish Highland trip with mechanical issues it was great to catch up with him again .
Anyway onto the ride ..It was wet with the ford's & stream crossings in full flow a bit more of a challenge than they usually are ..
13+ miles covered ..which seemed like a whole lot more due to the conditions ..did I mention it was wet ..well it was ..very wet ..however the sun did peek out from time to time and if you don't mind your technical garments being soaked through..it was also fantastic fun .
Some pics ..
Cheers
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