Today was an unusual club ride as our mission was to get to Newhaven to buy tickets for the French trip next year. Chris P was there at the start to see us off, his calf is not yet up to a hard ride, although he did manage to do a 'bacon butty ride' the day before. With us on his first club ride was Jon Stainsby. Dave HH was due to meet us on route somewhere. We main roaded all the way to Newhaven via battle, Hailsham , Hi and Over and Seaford. At first the weather was grim with grey skies, light rain and a head wind. Fortunately the rain cleared and the sun slowly came out. We didn't mind the head wind as we knew we would have a fast return along the coast. I kept wondering where we would see Dave HH on route. On arrival at the ferry check in, as if by magic there was both Chris P and Dave HH (Dave had a cold and had decided to drive there). After buying our tickets for an incredibly cheap price of just £35 we headed back along the coast. This was fantastic as we had a strong tail wind all the way back home, Beachy Head had never been so easy. We stopped for fuel at a cafe in Pevensey bay. This used to be called 'The Sandwich Inn' but is now called the 'Bay Diner'. they have tarted the old cafe up a bit , it seems to be under new management but the food and prices were just a good as ever.
Total distance 60 miles
Average speed 15.3 mph
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