The massed ranks of recent weeks but a little reduced this week due to half term, rugby, holidays and general day to day life getting in the way, but 15 hardy souls braver the elements and were rewarded with glimpses of blue sky as they climbed up not to the Mendips. Both groups wisely opted for Andre’s as the coffee stop given the cold wind and despite taking over the entire cafe, were welcomed and rewarded with the usual, excellent cake selection.
Reluctantly the warmth of the cafe (some even had found a heater) was left behind for the muddy back lanes as the riders attempted in vain to hide from the wind
