Another Ride

I managed another run out with Pete last week, We went back to Glasson via the Trough and Abbeystead. Pete spent some time with his aforementioned friend and I had a potter round Glasson Dock, bought a mug of coffee at the caravan and sat and watched the world go by for half an hour.

Leaving Glasson, we took a road that neither of us had travelled before, this brought us back via Chipping. A delightfully gentle motorcycling type road that eventually brought us back to the north end of Whalley and home

This is the view point on the top of the Trough of Bowland road, the view across Morecambe Bay on a clear day is stunning.

This is the famous Bacon Butty Caravan at Glasson Dock. It is called "The Lock Keepers Rest" Cosmetically it looks a bit tired nowadays, the Bacon Butties are wonderful!

These Photos are slightly out of sequence, as this one shows the AJS and the Vincent parked near the other caravan we frequent which is in the Trough of Bowland. It's a tough life I lead ain't it!!!!

Ride outs

I have managed a couple of pleasant rides in the last couple of weeks. About 2 or three weks ago my friend Chris aquired a new Yamaha Diversion...I Know little about Japanese bikes, but it is a 600cc 4cylinder rocket ship with ABS. The day he took delivery, My other Biking friend Pete and I had arranged a bit of a run, and Chris Joined us. Very pleasant run it was too.

We travelled via Whalley up to Dunsop Bridge and then along the Trough of Bowland, took a left to Galgate and crossed over to Glasson Dock. Pete wanted to call into Glasson Dock to call in on a friend of his who has been rather poorly. Meanwhile Chris and I had a brew at the caravan called "The Lock-Keeper's Rest"... I assure you I am not being paid for saying this, but they do the most remarkably good Bacon Butties... Well worth a try if you are anywhere near.

While we waited for Pete, the heavens opened, but we managed a second brew whilst sheltering under the caravan canopy.

By the time we set off home it was getting a bit late, so Chris (who needed to be home) peeled off and went home via the M6 / M65. I didn't tell him until the following day, but as we left Glasson dock my front brake failed. So Pete and I came back fairly carefully via the A6, Longridge, Ribchester and Blackburn, and thankfully we seemed to be running ahead of the rain so we got home relatively dry and only half an hour after Chris.

Great Day Out

Had a great day out with my friend Chris B. Took the new piglet for a little potter about, we went to Slaidburn via Sabden, the Nick of Pendle and Sawley, from there we went up the Trough of Bowland, Passing through Dunsop Bridge then on the Dolphinholme, Galgate, crossed the M6 and A6 and went to Glasson Dock. After a Bacon Butty and a brew we decided to carry on to Carnforth and have a brew in the station Tea rooms where the wonderful film 'Brief Encounter' was filmed back in 1945. After that we went up to Kirby Lonsdale and stopped at the Bikers car Park at Devil's Bridge - I confess here that I succumbed and had another Bacon Butty and a mug of coffee. By then it was gettin a bit late so we came home the fast route, passing Settle, Long Preston, Gisburn and back home over the Nick of Pendle again. Great day in Great company on an even greater motorbike.

The Photo is me stood near the famous clock at Carnforth Railway Station