A really hot ride - Jim Gardner

Off on the usual route through the uni into Galgate then left up Stoney Lane to turn right down Whams Lane and crossing the A6 at Potters Brook then onto Cockerham Road. At the end turned right onto the B5272 then left in Cockerham to join the A588.

Turned left down and onto Crimbles Lane then a right to go down Gulf Lane.

On Gulf Lane dallied a bit watching the micro lights at Moss Edge Farm(Attitude Airsports Ld) it is amazing how little runway they need to take off, it looked to be in the region of about 100yards. Later along Gulf Lane I must have been hear a Tuwits nest because the birds were crying out with their alarm call so I sped on leaving them in peace.

At the end of Gulf Lane back left onto the A588 then right down Backsands Lane and into Pilling. Going through the village and back onto the A588 via Lamb’s Lane then right onto Green Dick’s Lane, passing the pheasantry, zebra and giraffe into Knott End.

Grabbing a bite to eat at the bakery a uturn back to the junction for Preesall and at the top of the brow a right turn to drop down to the single track road(Back Lane) then on via Highgate Land and Wardley’s Lane to arrive in Hambleton.

Another blast on the A588 to the last roundabout before Shard Bridge where I took a left onto Ball Park Lane, Mill Lane, Whin Lane then Radcliffe Road passing Cartforth Bridge turn off then a left on to Lancaster Road.

Up Lancaster Road then a right onto Skitham Lane through Nateby across the A6 at the Garstang traffic lights then home via Scorton, Forton and Galgate.

A lesson was learned because after this distance in this heat really needed two bottles on bike because I was dehydrated when I got back home but a cool shower and two cans of beer sorted me out

Jim Gardner