The 'first' boy's trip

Steve Mann, Trevor Birkbeck and I headed out on our first trip as a group. Setting off from Ripon going to Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales and back - via a little bit of tarmac and a lot of rocks, mud and water – taking in the beautiful sites of the Dales including old Roman Roads and Victorian architecture in shape of dams.

............ Trevor does not fall off his bike he just ejects himself at regular intervals! He doesn’t do bad for an OAP though. He’s 64 and hope I will be up for it at his age – I salute you Sir Bonkers.


Steve and Trevor - planning the route


The bikes at Spring Hall ready for the off


The 'bog' tries to eat Trevor once more


Stopped by Mandy the local plod on top of t'moor - are all the bikes legal?


The river tries to eat Trevor - egged on by Steve


- the river wins - it takes 3 of us to pull the bike out! My new boots are now full of water


We finally make Hawes and have Giant Yorkshire Puddings filled with sausages and onion gravy, washed down by 2 big pots of Yorkshire Tea - grand as owt!