FCCC Ride to Alresford Station - Sunday 28th July 2013
A challenging club ride south to Alresford on the Watercress Line (Steam Railway), though the hot dry weather meant that the train services were being pulled by Diesel engines only due to the risk of line-side fires.
A lumpy route out into a strong headwind was rewarded by a generous slab of Chocolate cake in the Station Cafe.
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| Beautifully kept platform |
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| Sweet-smelling weed! Station Ad |
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| Quick tube change before the return run |
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| View from the back - at Brown Candover |
On the route back through the Candovers there was a strong scent of Wild Garlic, unleashed by the previous evening's heavy showers.
At the top of Farleigh Hill we crossed the route of riders doing the Basingstoke Big Wheel, the local charity ride which provided me with my first 50 miler not so many years ago!
The Route
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/255488041
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