got home last evening after over a week away for Gabycon. Normal service will resume shortly!

So a short reprise of the last week or so:-

Thursday last - after voting I set off for Derby where I caught a time saving train to Tamworth. From there I made my way via Meriden to my campsite just outside Stratford upon Avon where I spent a restful night.

Friday - an early start took me through the Cotswolds and eventually to a different River Avon via two heavy downpours! then it was a train down to Dorchester to start the Gabycon!

Others have given you the rundown of the weekend - the prequel may well be worked up into something longer for later release.

Monday - I snagged a lift from Ann to Salisbury where I spent the day doing the sights, Old Sarum, the cathedral, Magna Carta etc.

Tuesday - after a pleasant night camping it was off to Stonehenge then through Wiltshire to Calne via the Attwell Morris motor museum where I stopped in an old coaching inn.

Wednesday - wet was forecast so I curtailed my planned stops instead making firmly for the campsite at Oxford. I didn't get as wet as last Friday but when you are in a tent any wet is too much! A walk around Oxford followed by chips ended the day.

Thursday, that's yesterday - an early start north under cloudy but dry skies took me to Banbury then on to Gaydon National motor museum where I stayed for almost 4 hours! when I did get going it was to join the Fosse Way towards Leicester. A mechanical issue (broken Japanese part) coloured my decision mid afternoon to bail out so I caught a train (well two actually) from Hinckley home.

It wasn't high drama, it wasn't a huge ride distance (@ 500km) but it was a good time.

We will try to organise next years event more in advance, we'd love to see you there! (although I might not repeat the riding!)

Mads