We've got two rides coming up this month: our normal "second Saturday"
run this coming weekend; and our traditional Christmas morning ride on
the 25th. Details below.
This week's ride
For our ride this coming Saturday, we'll be heading out to the
Heriot-Watt
campus at Riccarton. Most of the ride will be on a familiar route via
the Braidburn Valley and the Water of Leith. But I can also promise you
an interesting new stretch that we have never done before as a group.
There will be a couple of steep climbs in the first half of the morning,
and a few gentle hills after that. There will also be a point where we
will have to haul our bikes up a flight of steps. Most of the route will
be on quiet roads or bike paths with reasonably firm surfaces. The
total distance will be a shade over twenty miles.
Lunch arrangements
For this ride, you are strongly advised
to bring a packed lunch. But don't worry. You won't have to eat
it out of doors, drenched by the rain or shivering in the cold.
When visiting Heriot-Watt, we normally use the cafeteria there for our
lunch. Unfortunately, this is currently closed on weekends because of
Covid. But there is still plenty of room for us to eat indoors. Toilets
are also available. There is a small shop on the campus that sells
crisps, chocolate, etc. as well as vending-machine coffee. They sometimes have a limited range of
sandwiches on offer, but as these are just whatever is left over from
the
day before, it would be unwise to rely on them. Hence the advice to
bring a
packed lunch.
For those of you who prefer to eat in the open (weather permitting),
there is a nice loch-side picnic spot close to the main campus building.
Time and place
Our meeting time and place are as constant as the North Star: 10:30, at
the north end of Middle Meadow Walk. The ride should finish before
dark (sunset is around 15:30 that day), but you should bring lights in
case we get delayed and to see you home.
Christmas ride
I'll post more details of our Christmas morning ride nearer the time.
For now, just note that we will meet at our usual spot in Middle Meadow
Walk, in time for a
10:30 departure. As many of you will have lunch plans, we'll make sure
we finish by 13:00 at the latest.
Remember, all our rides are free, and we don't have a booking system.
Just turn up if you wish to join us.
And finally ...
Please keep in mind that Covid is still with us. So we'll take care to spread out at the lunch stop on Saturday. And you should, of course, stay away if you have symptoms or have been told to self-isolate.
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