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Weather was going to be dry, so the forecast said, with chance of a shower in the afternoon, so the plan was to head out from base camp ie Crediton in Mid Devon and head out towards Honiton and then down to Ottery St Mary then Exeter and back to base camp staying well off any main roads.

 

Kick off time was set for 9pm and the aim was to do about 6-7 hours riding make the round trip on one full tank of fuel taking in some 40-45 lanes and stuff are faces with an egg, bacon and sausage bap for dinner.

 

So how did we do and what did we find out.

 

1. Egg, bacon and sausage bap's are awesome especially when the egg bursts and drips from it;

 

2. We covered 36 lanes;

3. Luck was with us, it just started to rain on the last 3 lanes and we made it home before it pissed down

4. Oly seems to have a real fear of dropping his bike in water, don’t we all, just ask Brian;

 

5. Lots an lots of dust when it's been this dry well up till the part it got damp;

6. How come the memory Map sat nav can get a signal inside my house yet put it under a tree or bush and no signal;

7. Big Bulls look very small when they are a long way off lucky this one did not like TTr's;

8, There are a lack of banjo shops out that way and no one seems to have a porch to play one on anyway;

9. Lots of strange people on foot in the woods out that way, On Dartmoor they would probably be just looking after their Stills.

 

 

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Great pics. Some funky looking lanes there.

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That was fun! Loads of awesome lanes. Maybe next time I'll let you get that pic of me picking my bike up off the ground, sorry to disappoint!

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I'm surprised he didnt take the pic anyway, I would of teeheebiggrin



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Nice report and pics Pug - thanks for posting them up biggrin

I recognise a lot of the lanes and hats off to your newbies for braving the River Tale up at Payhembury! That can be scary as you really can't judge the depth and just have to keep your fingers crossed wink

Brian

PS Talking of meeting strange folk on lanes, how about a Dungeons and Dragons group in full regalia on Woodbury Common:

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Nice report with lots of pictures, thanks Pug.

Mind you, the BIG BULL must have been hiding behind the little calves in the picture. aww

Didn't you meet a penguin on an East Devon lane once, Brian? confuse

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When we pulled into the field i could see the calves the bull was mixed in with them big an black you can see him head on in pic 41 he was no one ton bull but he could not half move fast at least 3 times faster than i could on run anyway had i not been on the bike i would not have crossed that field.

Brian could we not get the Dungeons and Dragons group interested in a little lane clearance looks like they come tooled up for the job just tell them theres some magick Orb at the top of the lane and it has to be got to at all cost's or the internet will crash of all time.

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bull.JPG

He looks big enough to me Pug!!

Good idea about asking the D&D folk to help with lane clearing - they are properly tooled up as you say biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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Ah - I missed him in my quick pic scan. hmm

I defer to your better judgement, Pug, in not getting him angry.

He looks docile because he's surrounded by calves and mothers otherwise the farmer wouldn't have left him in the field.

You do realise I'm on holiday (in Colerne) at the moment and therefore not fully sober/alert/awake!  wink

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Ha whats that penguin all about??!...

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