HSLCC Club Kit Makes First Appearance In Portugal

After flying in to Lisbon and meeting up with Chris Chapman a group of six toured via rolling countryside with virtually no traffic and overnight stops in several fortified towns, to act as a defence against the Spanish through the ages, before arriving at the Hastings mountain top training camp run by Chris and Jane Chapman.  Although in the clouds for much of the winter, spring arrived just in time for the party to help get the outdoor furniture and gas BBQ out of winter storage.  It was too early for the swimming pool to be uncovered and brought in to use, with glorious views down the valley and across to a distinctive rocky outcrop some eight miles on the eastern horizon.  After two days of brutal climbs and long sweeping descents with some stretches on gravel tracks the camp is about to end.  It will be a long days ride to pick up a train back to Lisbon.  The new club kit has been featured in a mountain photo shoot with photographs to be downloaded on return to Blighty.  Some snaps were taken on an iPhone to be going on with

Chris Parker