Run to the sun part 2 (Scarborough)
At
one of our meetings I was asked to organise another ride out,
the place was decided and we chose Scarborough on the 5th July
2009 and a time was set for leaving which was 9am.
The day soon came around, and it turned to be a good day for
a ride out, very sunny and dry, unusual for a summers day in
this country. At 8.30 people started to arrive, Rob was the
first, he had swapped a shift to do the ride out, then Julian
and myself arrived followed by Alf, he had some news to tell
us that some people would not be coming because it was to early.
Now I know some people would not be coming do prior engagements
or commitments, but to early is a bit of a poor excuse.
If people thought it was to early was nothing said at meetings
or by phone to arrange a different leaving time every one had
plenty of notice, something could have been done rather than
been told on the day.
Anyway the four of set of at 9 on the dot and made our way to
the Humber bridge heading up to Driffield and onward to Scarborough,
the journey went well until we got to the outskirts of Scarborough,
we was filtering down to a roundabout when a dick in a people
carrier decide he was fed up waiting in the queue and pulled
out in front of me causing me to brake hard, he then went of
up the hill as I got stuck at said roundabout, eventually I
caught him up and a few choice shouted words and hand gestures
where given be myself and Alf.
We then arrived in Scarborough and looked for somewhere to park,
first choice was not a good one as they did not except bikes,
so we went off down the sea front and found a bike bay right
on the sea front, we left our bikes and found a café
and had a brew, found a chippy and had fish and chips, had a
walk down the front, looked in a few places, walked back up
the front and found another bike park, went to another café
for a brew, then went back to the bikes for the ride back, as
soon as we set of the heavens opened and we got a bit wet, Julian
had trouble getting traction up a hill after being stopped at
some lights, after that the was really good we arrived back
in Grimsby around 5pm.
All in all it was good run apart from the turnout.
I hope the run to the ace café has a better turnout
Cheers
Big Dave
