Showing posts with label Delamere. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Delamere. Show all posts

Saturday, 14 March 2015

Spring Fever

OK, so not quite Spring in March, and it was a cold rather than a fever.....


I had been fighting with razor blades in my throat through Friday night, and on Saturday, much to my annoyance the pain persisted.  I came to the cafĂ© (after a brief warning Friday night on facebook that I was not well) to meet all and dish out sign in sheets.  We were lucky to have 5-6 leaders, three with routes not dissimilar to mine, and I was able to send them off with a wave and a photo.  Alex did the ‘talky bit’ (with me prompting) – she said she was more nervous than she is in front of a bunch of schoolchildren! (and she is a teacher!)

So, I rely on the facebook comments of the ride, and photos thereon.

Ruth says:
Saturday ride. Friendly chatter at Kingsway....
Three groups.... 
Dry but cold! Despite 4 layers and three pairs of gloves, I was still cold...the warmth of the cafe at Delamere station was very welcome! 
Safely led and guided by Welna, we were a group of ?9 to the cafe...  Cycling along I thought to myself I really need to do more rides east of Chester as I didn't know the lanes so well! Maybe this summer - but it's rapidly filling up. I thought retirement was meant to be peaceful and quiet, far from it.  
Four of us returned to the Dee Miller and home in time for Wales v Ireland!! 

Take care and maybe see you at the spring 50! That will certainly be a test and challenge for me as Saturday was my first or second ride out since Dec 25th...and no time to get much of a ride in before the day! 










from facebook....

Thanks to Alex for leading the ride to Delamere Stn Cafe . Hope you're feeling better Sue Booth 

·   Sue  Super dooper girls.
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Elaine lovely ride! Thanks Alex
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Collette  It was lovely to see you again Elaine & you look great! 
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Alex Great ride. Thanks for the company girls. Just had hot soup at the zoo and contemplating my ride home:-(
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Elaine  Thanks Collette! Are you feeling better now? X
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Collette  Much better - put it down to middle age! Cuppa & a few paracetamol & I'm as right as rain. Thanks x
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Alex  Home now....thank god!
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Sue  Have you been out having adventures?!
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Elaine  Was the ride back ok?
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Alex  Just riding home, Sue, after meeting the boys at the zoo for a bite of lunch. Trying to get the miles in as doing the Sea 2 sea in a couple of weeks. Elaine, the ride home was fine....shame it was mostly uphill



Sue Alex ...?!!!!!!
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Alex  what, Sue???
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Sue  Your face....are you about to say something!!
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Alex  Probably...that's why I kept missing the Turnings!;-)
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Sue  There is a story unravelling with all these Facebook comments!!




   Sue  Christine  you look like you have a halo!
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Christine  Indeed I do. Maybe it was because I only has ONE piece of cake!! Ha ha
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Sue  Was it cake in a-bun-dance?
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Sue (That just snuck in there! !)




Welna Thanks to my regular group today you did great! Pity no more photos. Only one of the breakaway group on our way back to Chester via Platts Lane

·Louise  Thanks Welna, it was a lovely ride.
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Ruth  Great ride, great company. Thanks Welna for leading us to cake and snacks and safely home again
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Sharon  Sorry you missed out Sue but you know when your body says " you can try but i'll make you feel even more worse tomorrow" Hope you feel better soon xx. To Welna a big thank you for leading and getting us to the cafe, had a lovely dinner there and then a great ride home. About 44 miles for me today the furthest i been this year xxx
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Welna  'only' 37.36mi for me today - Sharon 's definitely the furthest!
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Welna  Sharon I like the way your bike light blinked just when I took the photo!


Thanks to Collette, Welna and Christine for the photos.

Sunday, 11 April 2010

If you go down to the woods today.....

...you would have seen us tucking into cakes, bacon buttys and scones!







The weather forecast was a big yellow sun; so I proposed to the assembled 12 ladies to push it a little further this Saturday, and head to Delamere.  There were no objections, so off we set, down the cycleway to Mickle Trafford, left to the A56 then right after the railway, picking up the Cheshire Cycleway (route 70) through to Manley and Mouldsworth.  One or two hills, but it is a nice time of year as you do not get too hot climbing.

We lunched at 20 to 12 at the Station Cafe in Delamere, sitting outside making the most of the warm spring sunshine, and much jolly conversation was had!









Leaving Delamere on a short track brought us back to the lanes near Kelsall, where we didn't go up the big hill to the left (The Yeld) instead carried on round to come into the middle of Kelsall, enjoying the views over Ashton on the way. 

We then dropped down the hill and followed through to Oscroft and Tarvin, crossing the A51 to join the Roman Bridges.  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockenhull_Platts)

25 very sunny and pleasant miles by the time we returned to Kingsway.  lots of daffodils in bloom which added to the sunniness generally!


One of these days the GPS I have will plot the whole route and I will work out how to share it with you all.
In the meantime, if anyone wants to know any of the routes we have used, do leave a comment and I will get back to you!