A big thank you to the Derbyshire group, the ride organisers and the Ashover family for a lovely teatime spent with Tissy! Firstly the venue was lovely, you can go pick flowers and in autumn it turns into a pumpkin patch! It’s quite novel going to an organised ride at 3pm rather than 9am but I actually really liked it.
The route was another technical course and we thoroughly enjoyed the hills, roots, rocks and little quaint villages. This kind of terrain suits Tissy, she’s such a mountain goat, but even more so now where I’d like her to go a little slower, the terrain does that for me instead of it being an ongoing negotiation!
Once we finished the route we got an ice cream and drink courtesy of Ashover farm, which was a wonderful end to our day before heading back home. Derbyshire group definitely have some of the best bonus features to their social rides!
Beth Endurance 