Amblers' Club Run - Sunday 26 July

[Mark Pope]

I'll post a route later today. However, usual start from Brackla at 0900. One definite stop on the itinerary will be at the newly opened Broomwagon Cafe in Porthcawl. For those who don't know this is Paul Longhorn, the ex_club captain's new venture. Early rumours are that the carrot cake is toptastic and the coffee is good too. No pressure Paul!

Mark

[Andy H]

Warn Paul to get the mop and bucket ready, you'll be a bedraggled mob by the time you get there!

We really are overdue a warm, sunny Sunday run 😢

[Mark Pope]

Yes we might need snorkels and flippers tomorrow. I can't remember the last dry, sunny Sunday club run. Was it in Majorca!!! Hopefully Paul's got a supply of extra large towels available

[Mark Pope]

OK, the wet weather option for tomorrow is:

Brackla - Treose - Llangan - Pentre Meyrick - Llandow - Llantwit Major - the Lanes - St Brides - Southern down - Ogmore - Ewenny - A48 - A4106 - Porthcawl - Kenfig - Water Street - Margam - A48 - Hafodheulog - Ffordd-Gyfraith - Tondu - Sarn - the Common - Heol-Y-Cyw - Pencoed - Coychurch - Brackla

It's around 50 miles and includes a stop for coffee at the Broomwagon (if we can find it! - top of Station Hill in Porthcawl apparently). If the weather lives down to expectations there are a number of early escape routes. See you tomorrow

Mark

[Andy H]

Pass Onit sports on your left, then turn left and it's top of the little hill on the right,

[Mark Pope]

Thanks Andy.

[Tom]

I think anyone going out on a Club Run this morning needs their head examined.
On another note I enjoyed today's ride more than I expected,thanks Mark!

[Mark Pope]

I knew I should have gone out yesterday!! Well the weather forecast accurately lived down to expectations today as it was very wet, wild and windy. Not surprisingly only 5 hardy souls set off from Brackla this morning for a shortened version of the planned route. Instead of taking in the Vale, we headed straight for the Broomwagon Cafe in Porthcawl and had the earliest coffee stop ever after only 35 minutes of riding. Tom had the best planned puncture ever, right outside a cycling themed cafe complete with track pump and inner tubes, before we carried on around Kenfig, Margam and back to Tondu through the lanes and across the common to Pencoed and home.

The ride was more enjoyable than looked likely at 9am and we did miss the monsoon that started just as I was getting home. Out today were:

Tom
Craig
Mal
Chris R
Mark P

We were all impressed with The Broomwagon Cafe, although we didn't get to try the cake as we hadn't ridden far enough to deserve any! Total distance today was 37 miles, mostly ridden at chatting speed. To complete the set I've booked sleet and snow for next Sunday.

Mark

[Paul Longthorn]

Thanks for the kind write up Mark. Yes I knew I could put trust in Tom, getting a puncture so I could premote the complementary track pump.