Sunday 15th May

Early start, meeting 8.05 at Rubberjaws place. Bugs rode there to find The Fox and Rubberjaws waiting. Followed shortly by Dozer, Mellan Farmer then Phatboy and Matt (on Pete's 575).  Off we treadled through Radley, Marshall, and through to the Heathcote Cut and under the motorway and at a cracking pace set by Dozer round the tow path round the back of Ferrymead to meet Tinkerbell and Miss Tinkerbell at the bridge.

Up St Andrews and Rubberjaws was suffering badly, not doing well. (Turns out he has extremely high blood pressure and some heart issues) We all waited for him a few times as we progressed up the hill. Marama, then Major Hornbrook all the way.  Up through the park and up Clearview and Ridgeview to the Upper Major. Rubberjaws had had enough and headed down to the Planting, to bail from that too.  Poor fella. We all headed on up Britten to the top, and then took the trail around the top of it.  Once back at the trees, we headed down past the stile and then tucked into the wee singletrack down from here, then over the fence and down Ridgeview into the steep wee zig zag to Mt Pleasant Rd, then flew down to Craigieburn Pl at a cracking pace.

Into the McCormacks zig zags, walking the first steps then down we headed careful on the new bridges down here with their tight little knob-ends, and meeting a few walkers and dogs on the way down, surprising a couple of them...  lots of friendly apologies, but no too much disharmony, then bombing down the last stretch, at a cracker pace again.

Finally, around the McCormacks bay onto the Causeway, and winding up the speed. We had a heap of time before the planting, so at Ferrymead bridge back onto the Tow Path and we bombed around this, ducking out between some buildings across the road from Waterman Place, into the back of Charlesworth and so many trees did we plant and some ate more sausages than the others.

At 12 o'clock, we all headed our varies ways home ...