Saturday Ride. Climping Beach Picnic Ride

We met at 1.00 at Bognor Library and despite threatening skies 8 turned up including myself with Dawn, Fred, Roy, Philippa, Jo, Val and Janet.

There was a brief light shower as we waited but the rest of the afternoon was dry despite dark clouds in places.

On the route out we avoided traffic taking the cyclepath under the Upper Bognor Road and then the playing fields cyclepath past a Cricket match to Felpham. Then it was estate backroads via Middleton, Ancton and Elmer. Then along the beach with some cycling and some walking to stop for our picnic at Climping.

We noticed that Val and Janet had gone missing as we walked along the beach. They eventually turned up and it turned out had been rescuing an injured seabird and arranging for it to be sent to a Bird Rescue organisation at Sidlesham.

The water looked a little grey cold and uninviting but Dawn, Philippa and Roy bravely took the plunge.

After the picnic we headed back on a similar route to stop for tea at the seafront Cafe by Felpham Yacht Club.

Edwin