It was always going to be a nail-biter. Billed as “Pilot’s Revenge”, would this year’s Christmas quiz fulfil the desire of our front-seat riders to level the score? Would it be pay back time for having suffered the narrowest of Stoker defeats, by a mere single point, at the Lancaster residential?
The tension was tangible; the silence surreal. And then, 29 questions later, the verdict was in. They’d cracked it. Though the 23-21 score was initially contested, the challenge was dismissed on appeal, and the Pilot’s victory upheld.
But both before and after intellects were tested, fun, laughter and camaraderie flowed through the house in buckets. As several Trekkers put it, on a ride conversations are largely restricted to whoever occupies the other tandem seat. Not so at a social. In a non-riding setting you can enjoy cementing friendships with lots of cycling companions.
Rounding off the evening, live entertainment, courtesy of our very own Ukulele playing trio, brought the curtain down on another cracking Christmas Social.
Here’s to 2024. May it provide many more happy memories and laughs.
Merry Christmas everyone….
