Coast To Coast September 2006
LCGB Signing on event
Kelvin, Stu, PC Pete and Graham Wallace from the Inset set off early doors to ride up to Robin Hood's Bay for the start of the event. The route took us through the N Yorks moors out through Wensleydale then into the Lake District. The more intrepid riders got to try their hands at the Hardknott and Wrynose mountain passes. Apart from a foggy start on the ride up, the weather was perfect, the scenery spectacular. We lost Pete in the 5 miles leading up to the Ferry across Lake Windermere. Crossed the lake and found the only sour point of the event, after 6 hours riding the scheduled lunch stop was at a place that didn't serve food resulting in a 20 min detour to find any place open. A misunderstanding at Coniston saw Kelvin take the long way round to St Bees while Stu braved the mountain passes. Both still made it to St Bees for 6pm, 8 hrs to cover about 300 miles. Stu promptly then headed home again finally getting there at midnight, after 18hrs in the saddle. Kelvin stopped overnight with the Inset, Pete reappeared at some point too. Ride home next day was a bit damp but all enjoyed the experience
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Kelvin Highwayman Moorland Mist RHB Tooti Frutti Dracula Chop
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D Series 2 Man U GT's Dryro speed Okeh SX
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AF replica Okeh RHB D Inset Setting Off
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Col Moors Moors Stu Petrol Breather
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Dales Dales Dales Hawes Hawes Scenic Route
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Scenic Route Wellerchap Kelvin Ferry Windermere Ferry
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Ferry Ferry Hardknock The mountains More Mountains Wrynose
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Foxy Wallace Wrynose Wellerchap Stu The road The exit
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Arty Sunsetting Stu The other end Sunset at St Bees Kelvin and Stu
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Another night Another ServiceStation Filling Up Filling Up Butty time Carpark
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Inset Inset Inset Carpark Carpark Lambretta back up van
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Pete Stu and Pete Swaledale Stu Seacoles hotel Seacoles hotel
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Pub? B+B B+B Scoots