Sunday, 10th August 2025
A spur of the moment decision, to grab a few days away, hopefully, using our new Hase Pino Steps semi-recumbent tandem. To my amazement, given that it is in the middle of the school holidays, we even got my first choice of CL (The Siding, Cawston, N52.772134 E1.160291) supposedly right on the Marriot Way Cycle Route.
I didn't bother to think just how far it was (a familiar omission for me), it is approximately 250 miles, not sure how Kathleen is going to cope with that, I should really have organised an en-route stop over.
The plan is, leave home at about 07:00, drive a couple of hours, stop for breakfast, drive another 2-3 hours, stop for lunch, then, drive the rest. Hopefully, that will break it up sufficiently. Not sure what my chances are of getting Kathleen up, organised and out for 07:00 😂
We don't quite make a 07:00 departure, but, we do manage 07:30, not a bad effort.
First port of call, ASDA cash machine (site owner "prefers cash"), then, ASDA Petrol Station to top up the diesel.
As planned, Wetherby Services for breakfast stop (09:00 approximately). Roads quiet, so far.
Other than the ongoing bridge repair road works at Darrington, it is a good journey, until that is, we leave the A1 and join the A17, 100 miles of slow traffic, lots of single carriageway. Lunch is eaten in a lay-by before Kings Lynn. "Are we nearly there yet" is becoming a frequent question now! In fairness, it is hot, 24c.
We reach The Siding, Cawston, The Siding, Cawston, (N52.772134 E1.160291) just before 15:00.
A little explore and a chat with one of our fellow guests, followed by a chat with Tim, the owner, whiles away the rest of the afternoon.
Monday, 11th August 2025
Sunny and warm this morning, 21c at 08:30!
We, or, rather, I unpack the tandem from the garage of the Motorhome.
Yesterday, we found that the nearest access to Marriot Way involves steps, not ideal for the Tandem, but, Tim (site owner) gave us directions to find an alternative, level, access point, via the village of Carson, it means a 1-2 mile detour, but, easier than negotiating steps.
We cycle to Themelthorpe, and, return of course. A coffee stop in Reepham, where we also have enormous usage rolls, at the cafe beside the cycle route. They are large, and they are hot, otherwise, unremarkable.
The Garmin only records 13.43 miles, but, that is because I initially forgot to switch it on!, The Pino Steps Controller, recorded 16 miles.
The Pino produced the usual crop of smiles and comments, including an "awesome machine" from a fellow cyclist travelling in the opposite direction.
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