March 8th ride to Whitstable

So sorry about last week's cancellation - seems like an eventful time was had by all anyway.

However I still really want to do this ride and the forecast doesn't look too bad at the moment (not as warm as Lanzarote where Charles is heading I grant you but do they have oysters there? Not as good as Whitstable's).

The plan is set off 8.30 from the Lido then the route is out to Pilgrims Way following it down to north of Maidstone then swing north to Whitstable via Faversham.

I'll upload the route later. It is around 70 miles but not too hilly plus the scenery is fantastic - even in March.

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Permalink Reply by Claire Weinert-Aplin on March 5, 2015 at 0:21
Saturday or Sunday? I presume there are trains running to get people back to London?
Permalink Reply by Claire Weinert-Aplin on March 5, 2015 at 0:23
D'oh, just seen the date in the title! I might be up for this.
Permalink Reply by Tony on March 5, 2015 at 6:12
It is Sunday but at least you check the trains .... So we have to cycle back to Faversham after we eat the oysters as there are no trains on Sunday out of Whitstable
Permalink Reply by Claire Weinert-Aplin on March 5, 2015 at 13:07

Count me in, but can i meet you at  Cadence (so I can take advantage of an extra half an hour in bed!)? Say at 8:40?

Permalink Reply by Tony on March 5, 2015 at 21:57
Of course that's ok - so meet either 8.30 at the lido or 8.40 at Cadence
Permalink Reply by Malcolm Young on March 8, 2015 at 7:25

It's a good day for it.

Permalink Reply by Clare Lindley on March 8, 2015 at 8:27
Yay I am early see you at cadence!
Permalink Reply by Tony on March 8, 2015 at 18:14
Well oysters eaten, cyclo-cross event to Canterbury tacked on the end, Malcolm did half the ride on one brake, only a mile in the motorway this week, Sustrans route needs new signposts, a bottle is available in the Annerley area as Clare destroyed her bottle cage in her own living room before the 80 mile ride.

But the Pilgrims Way is a stunning bike ride on a sunny day.

Just as well there weren't carbon fibre bikes in the middle ages though or Chaucer would have written a much shorter book.
Permalink Reply by Ryan Gold on March 8, 2015 at 20:13
Tony and everyone else thanks for a great days riding. Hope you managed to get your train. Spring is definitely on its way.
Permalink Reply by Clare Lindley on March 8, 2015 at 20:17
Yeah it was awesome! My longest ride ever :)
Permalink Reply by Claire Weinert-Aplin on March 8, 2015 at 20:48

Well done Clare!

We managed to get the train, although then guard on the platform wasn't very happy that Tony took his time to put his bike on the train to make sure I could finish running down the stairs and get on the train too - he told me we'd made the train late! 

Thanks everyone for a great day out.

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