WET EXE VALLEY
REVISITED REPORT
Sunday 5th June 2005
The weather forecast was for heavy rain coming in from the west and it did not disappoint!
No sooner did we leave Podimore the wet stuff come down, and boy did it come down.
Anyway a number of the usual suspects turned up at Winnall for a 7.30am start.
Chris was on his new blue Triumph ST, Colin on his new red Daytona 650,
Phyl on her "ruby" ST, John on the silver RS, Tim on the yellow GS,
Andy on the silver Adventure, Adrian on "Percy the Pig" and the Fat Controller
on the sunny yellow GS.
Adrian with Percy led the way to Podimore where we joined by Tim on the red S on account of some mix-up with the alarm clock, allegedly!
Once we've hit the twisties traffic was relatively light due to the bad weather although we did come across several shining examples of driving at 40mph for many miles in double white systems when the 60mph speed limit would not have endangered anyone but the most incompetent of drivers. Still, hey ho there's no law that says you must drive at 60mph when the limit is 60mph, is there?
The best kept secret of the UK biking roads, the amazing A396 from Dunster to Tiverton was the highlight of the day, as always. In addition, the food at the Exeter Inn was even better than last time, the portions were even larger and we had loads of time to get served, etc, etc. As for the company, it was first class as always.
Gentlemen and lady thank you all for making it another cracking run as it is the people that make these rides such an enjoyable event. A big thank you to Tim on the red S back marking most of the run and hope to see you all on the next ride then ......
The Fat Controller on the sunny yellow GS 