A late lunch! Monday 2 May 2011

Keen cycling friends Deborah and David from Staffordshire met me in Shrewsbury and I decided to take them on a favourite ride - Route 81 (most of the way) from my house and back via The Royal Hill pub in Pentre which is a lovely spot for lunch. We cycled the 10 miles there (actually did a few more as we were chatting and I missed the turning!) only to find that they do not serve food on Mondays (not even Bank Holiday Mondays!). A well deserved pint of beer and we cycled to the next pub - they had finished serving food for the day - on again to the next pub (didn't really like the look of it). Finally we reached a very nice pub, had a lovely lunch and drinks at about 4pm and cycled the remaining 8 miles back. A total of 24 miles. (Must remember to take some photographs on the next trip).

Women on Wheels Sunday 1 May 2011

A lovely sunny day! We set off from The Quarry on a beautiful spring day, cycling along the river, through a more built up area of Shrewsbury on cycle paths then out towards Betton and eventually (after a ride through a ford!) calling in at Attingham Park for a picnic and browse at the book sale. The return journey was made via Upton Magna (I seem to be cycling through there alot!) then back along route 81 (admiring the new surface which had just been completed) to the Quarry where we all enjoyed a well earned drink in The Boathouse. Another fine day out with new cycling friends, covering 22 miles.