Longest ever C.R.A.P ??

Sunday 17th July started out wet and a little windy. Mark, Quentin and new member Anthony Lishman joined the ride along with Sam Riley. We met at 10am, and proceed up Willersey Hill. The plan was to go to Ebrington. We arrived at the Ebrington Arms at 11.30 - too early for us to get a drink so we sat in the garden. The Kitchen is being re-furbished, and so there was a porta-cabin in the car park. The food smells coming to our table outside (now quite sunny) were wonderful, and we all discussed how we should some back one night and eat here.

Pictured at the top of Dovers Hill Sam, Anthony and Q (You can't see Ant's lovely pink bike that matched his pink shorts, but yes he has got a purple helmet!)

The landlord found us in the garden a few minutes later and took pity on us, and we were allowed our first pint (mine was not that great) First bag of pork scratching eaten. Onwards, I said, and soon we arrived in Chipping Campden, where were stopped off the the Eight Bells for a another refreshment. 

I had an unusual pint of Perry, again not the best pint in the world. Mark amazed us with his knowledge of string and the ancient world. Second (different make) bag of pork scratching eaten.

Again we had to make the push homewards, but via the Seagrave Arms in Weston sub Edge, another nice pub where we sat outside drinking UBU. Q had a large cigar (as it was sunday) unfortunately they did not sell pork scratchings.

WE left for home, the short ride back to Willersey where we left Anthony. It was now that the beer started to settle, and Mark thought that we should continue to Broadway for a pint at the Crown & Trumpet (no website) where we could watch a little of the golf... anyway 3 pints of Gwatkins cider later, and another 4 bags of pork scratchings (we had missed lunch), we headed back to Willersey at 5.30pm!! Another great day out in the Cotswold countryside, and we got lucky with the weather too!

Is this a new record for time "on the saddle"??