It didn’t matter whether you were a hare or a tortoise, there was a great selection of beers on tap at The Red Cow in Chrishall after the ride, and some great chips too, specially cooked for the six Windmillers on this ride around the lanes.
Maurice, Graham and Sandra (the hares), Andrew, Simon and Martin (the tortoises) all set off together at 4.00pm but the hares eventually charged ahead whilst the tortoises pootled along planning their forthcoming French ride, amongst other things, and how to avoid the strong wind on the return leg.
This was the planned route, taken by the hares:
https://www.mapometer.com/embed/25e1cba6484da49cc78b8e384c3e3824
After a very pleasant anti-clockwise circuit via Great Chishill, Nuthampsted, Anstey, Brent Pelham and Starlings Green, the tortoises had other plans shortly after passing Poppy’s Barn when they decided to take the Roman Road byway to Coopers End, and to then rejoin the route at Duddenhoe End. Despite the recent rain this turned out to be a very pleasant route on a good surface of road planings but with a ford to cross at one point, so best done after a spell of dry weather.
Back at The Red Cow, Graham peeled off, having been on the road for the best part of 4 hours, leaving the others to have a beer and tuck into the excellent chips.
Thanks, Maurice, for planning the ride and chips, and Andrew for getting us to the starting line. 4.00pm seems to be a popular time to start Monday rides and so we’re hoping for a good gathering on future Mondays now that the weather is improving. All we need now is less wind.
Martin
The Windmill Cycle Club 
One reply on “4 April. Hares and tortoises. 20 Miles.”
Primrose oil (or King’s cure-all) also know as the fever plant. Roll up, roll up, only a pound a tin! Also useful for asthma, eczema, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, hepatitis B, high cholesterol, liver cancer, breast pain, obesity, menopausal hot flashes and night sweats, premenstrual syndrome and skin or joint symptoms of psoriasis according to the ‘herbal’ literature.
And they ask why we need trials for medicines? It has proved to be inactive in every modern trial so far. As a doctor once said to me ‘no need to try to be clever, just ask, how likely is it that one thing will be useful in all these disorders’.
You can still buy it from Holland and Baratt though. The ethnic types insist, very useful.
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