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Finding Daffy

By Pugwash Leave a Comment Apr 5

Raymond slowly raised his head above the parapet to check if the wind had died down after last weeks ‘hooley’. Feeling safe and confident he proposed a flat ride to go ‘duck hunting’ out east. “I’m sure the ‘forecasters’ had spotted daffy out on the inland hills” declared Matty strongly. Perhaps he was hoping the ride would head in his direction. Unfortunately for him everyone fancied a nice easy day in the saddle with the wind behind on the way back.

The ‘searchers’ gathered at Tickton to begin the foray into the east. It must have been the warming sun that brought the riders out of hiding like daffodils desperately seeking sunshine in spring. “Who are you?” asked someone facetiously when the rarely spotted Dave 💧🏠 and then Steve and Sharrin appeared

“Does everyone know where we’re going?” asked Raymond hoping we all knew the way to the Spotted Duck before outlining his preferred route. The ‘bakers dozen’ set off towards Routh at a leisurely pace however as we turned towards Meaux it was suggested to split into groups which seemed to happen quite naturally with some ‘pushing on’ while others tried to maintain a more leisurely pace.

” 🎶They seek him here, they seek him there🎶” we saw them daffies everywhere, glowing like golden globes, lighting our way to Skirlaugh then on to Old Ellerby and Burton Constable. It seemed like we were all on ‘autopilot’ as we ‘scoured’ left, right, left, right to Humbleton with nobody asking directions. “Anyone ‘spotted’ it yet?……Oh there it is” said no-one.

Arriving at the cafe ‘daffy’ asked “Do you want inside or outside?” With the slightly chilly easterly wind we opted to stay indoors. Following a pleasant break it was time to head back. “Which way are we going home?” Raymond asked the attentive crowd. “Well I’m going via Hornsea” stated Colin with a hopeful glance around for some ‘mile munching’ co-conspiritors. While everyone ‘swiped left’ back to Humbleton, Colin-no-mates ‘swiped-right’ to Garton on his way to Aldbrough.

With the wind firmly at our backs the pace began to creep up led by SteveG maintaining a strong pace. There was just no stopping him even with a shout from behind “There’s a gap at the back!”. Well if you can’t stop him.. join him as he held the front all the way to Sproatley. When we turned onto the back road round Burton Constable we were greeted by “ROAD CLOSED”. Fortunately we were able get through with the first section newly tarmacked while the rest was still being worked on.

At Coniston, Pugwash managed to take up the front spot as we rode through Swine but it was not long before SteveG took up the running again pressing on to Benningholme Lane and continuing without pause all the way to Meaux Lane. “Is he on a promise?” asked someone. “No, more like he’s worried about the wrath of Jen and being sent to the ‘naughty step’ for being too late home” suggested another.

After splitting into three separate groups we headed north to Routh where we returned together to Tickton to end a very pleasant ride in beautiful conditions and great company.

Quick March to Fitling

By Pugwash Leave a Comment Apr 22

“Right troops!” cried out the Sergeant Major “I’m looking for volunteers to head out to the mystical Eastern front. Sign here on the dotted line if you’re up for it”. Given the continuing sunny forecast, it was no surprise to see so many joining up.

Sergeant Major’s pep talk at the start

Twelve Knights formed today’s squad meeting at Market Cross. “ATTENTION!” yelled our RSM, “Now you all know where we’re going, usual route to Weel Bridge and Tickton… Move it, move it, move it! Can’t have you hanging around here enjoying the sunshine and shooting the breeze!” “Shouldn’t we let them know we are coming?” ventured one helpful squaddie. “Oh yes, perhaps we should. Here’s the number”.

The thought of facing a constant cool head wind did not dampen the spirits as we set off in search of some “ducks🦆🦆”. Despite the breeze we still managed to make good progress using whatever hedge protection appeared around us. It wasn’t until we hit ‘Swine Lane’ that we felt the full force of the “barrage” from the east over the open fields.

“Right, Left, Right, Left, Right” rang out as we marched our way through Skirlaugh heading to Old Ellerby. “Right, Right, Left, Right” sounded in our ears as we passed Burton Constable eventually turning onto Moor Lane. Now on a lovely smooth surface and with the wind slightly behind the tempo increased “Quick March”. Unfortunately it was all too brief as we turned once more towards Humbleton and our final destination.

Pay Attention at the back!
Who ‘Spotted’ the Duck?
Squad ready to depart

After restocking in the NAAFI it was time to be ‘🎶On the Road Again🎶’ with some heat canning down from the unbroken sunshine. Retracing our route back to Humbleton it was “Quick March” time once more as we now had the wind in our favour. From there, the squad passed through Sproatley around the back of Burton Constable eventually reaching Coniston.

Once we’d dodged the ‘convoy’ of ‘enemy tanks’ 🚙🚗🚚 on the Hull Road the squad ‘marched’ through Swine to return following our outward route.

Karl & Mike
Colin
Heather, Iain & Raymond
Matthew
Chad & Pugwash
“On Maneuvers Along Kidhill Lane”

After the “photo 📸 parade” the squad ‘yomped’ north to Routh where we again encountered a heavy bombardment as we fought our way over the main road and onto the cycle path. All too soon, Friday’s campaign came to an end and the squad headed back to barracks.

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