A drive, a cycle and a drink...

After loading my bicycle into the car (seemed easier than getting the bike rack out) I set off to Shawbury to meet friend Deborah. Map in hand, we began our cycle ride to Uffington, some 6 (or so we thought) miles away. After a few miles it became obvious that Deborah had a problem with the brakes on her bicycle binding and she was having to put in considerable more effort than I was! We flagged down a fellow cyclist for assistance with the brakes but he couldn't see the problem so we carried on. After a lovely ride through the quiet roads with lots of gossip and catching up, we reached The Corbet Arms in Uffington some 10.5 miles later. A well deserved glass of wine (then another) and we were off on our way again, not exactly the same way back but once off the main road, a really nice ride. The late afternoon sun warming our backs (Deborah still pushing against her binding brakes) we arived back in Shawbury after a total of almost 17 miles. A lovely day out with new cycling buddy!