Arranged day off but low and behold it was the day of the Burbage Great escape. ahh well no point calling on others as they would all be to play with the TRF, and I am afraid that would of meant a very early start for me ( which if friggin impossible)
I didnt want anything to strenuous anyway just some gentle lanes to get back into so a route was picked
2018-12-31 by Tim Bartels, on FlickrOn hitting the Plain not a sole was around phew i had missed the bakery lot , but not for long round a bend there is a group of 20 odd riders heading straight for me, pull over to let the pass, ride leader asks if i am "lost"
Nah Mate just pulled in to let you all go
oh well cheers.
Get on past the racecourse and in distance can see another large group coming towards me
IMG_20181230_115754078 by Tim Bartels, on FlickrAgain pull in, get phone out to take a few photos , just about to start taking some pics and some muppet bins his 701 literally at my feet. (misssed photo diving for cover) Said muppet then starts moaning at me because he was too busy trying to smile for the birdy and not watching where he was going.
help pick him up and get him on his way , this is when the carnage began just get camera out and another one bins it before i take a picture, then another one, then another one, anyway you get the picture ( i know I didn't), but all in 5 muppets and one muppetess binned their little trails bike. the poor lass bent her bars so i felt duly obliged to help her and her (dad) ben bars back
IMG_20181230_120306224 by Tim Bartels, on Flickr
IMG_20181230_120318716 by Tim Bartels, on FlickrThe coast was finally clear for me to head on down the hill of slippery doom, but before i go i think i had better let a group of 4x4 go i dont want one of them running me over just in case the big black bitch has been watching the carnage and decide to bin me in the middle of the track
No all good.
get to bottom and the 4x4 decide to have a wallow
DSCN1585 by Tim Bartels, on Flickr
DSCN1583 by Tim Bartels, on Flickr
DSCN1582 by Tim Bartels, on FlickrAs happy as pigs in shit but fuck me don't they make a bloody mess
Time to head off do a few more trails up around Pewsey there is a nice track through the woods means a bit of road work but nice to get away fro the big groups and the 4x4s.
After lunch get back on to the plain, there are that many people out and about you cant even stop and have a piss in peace without some one coming over and seeing if i am alright, nice friendly biker thing to do but honestly I have been shaking my own dick since I was a bairn.
I did come across one 4x4 that was being rescued the roof was all caved in. no blood or gore so time to ride on
Back on the perimiter road i was going to take the inner road but that was looking very wet and i know too my cost there are some very big and deep puddles along there, besides i could see some more 4x4 coming towards me. now i came across this little memorial
IMG_20181230_135741609_HDR by Tim Bartels, on Flickr
IMG_20181230_135721758 by Tim Bartels, on Flickrit is in German so if anyone knows anything about it please say, Just shows sometimes it is worth taking a different route.
IMG_20181230_140401918 by Tim Bartels, on Flickryes this is a military traing area please DO NOT LEAVE THE CARRIAGE WAY
IMG_20181230_140653739_HDR by Tim Bartels, on FlickrCan cows read ????
Then it was over time to get home, just one last little detour, just to check that the byway pass Stone henge is open, had heard the rumours but need to be sure.
Well thats it for another year, lets hope next year is better, it sure as hell cant be any worse. time know to get ice in the whisky and on the knees. have a good one
