Sunday, August 2, 2015

Different journeys

Sometimes cycling is not really about the cycling, it's about the bigger journey. The ride today had a purpose other than a trip out with The Stoker. We met up with a Strava pal Carole in Cupar and rode to our favourite cafe in Newburgh.

There we met up with Julie and Pete who I met on the Dunfermline sportive detailed in the last post. And all of us were met by the ever-there Vic and Mrs Groover! All of us were having different days, at different points in our cycling careers but, there we were, all enjoying coffee, tea and cakes. And, of course, the general bon honomie  of cycling chat.

And afterwards we all headed off in the same direction with the group reducing as people got home or needed to head off in different directions. And, then, at Rankeilour we were left on our own to ride home. It had been a very different day, with changes in pace, on road chat and a bigger cake stop. Another experience in our tandem journey. And one worth repeating. It might lead to a Sportive  on a tandem too. I do hope so.

The Ride