Do we actually ever grow up? Join the Tandem Trekkers to find out!
Whatever your age, once you join, you’ll soon discover it’s like being transported back to the classroom, and you do not want to sit next to so for fear of breaking out in stitches, or you are best staring into the distance trying not to make eye contact! Our club brings out the best in people … like when they were 6 years old, and this is “challenging” for any ride leader, to be fair. Not only are you volunteering your time to give your stoker the sense of freedom of cycling, but you must also put up with fully grown adults who digress to classroom giggles, disruptive behaviour (I shall name no names tough Kate and Dave joined us today), and questions of “are we there yet” and messily eating icecream cones!
All this obviously is best done with fantastic scenery, and we certainly had that today as we did a giggle-stop-start-tour around Boroughbridge and even visited Ripon cathedral, making the tiny town of Ripon, in fact, a city!
On the downside, we were grossly “missold” deer, a true dear oh dear moment, and didn’t spot a single one, though plenty of pheasants were laughing along with our banter and jokes, or they were making noise complaints – unsure!!
In terms of shout-outs – one must go to our (permanent but not felt tip) marker on the ride, Brian, who didn’t mark up any homework but instead super helpfully made sure we crossed every junction safely! Meanwhile, Andy kept sweeping up the rowdy gang of trekkers with a smile, and Martin assisted.
So overall, it was a (very) fun ride with (adults who act like) 6-year-olds in the lovely countryside, we even missed the rain! I am giving it 4-stars.
Thanks, everyone, for the company. It’s a total hoot, as always! Andy, Brian, Chris, Steve B (thanks for organising, inc recce, and leading), Steve, Tim, Aisha, Michelle, Jules, Kate, Dave, Katie, Martin, Ian, and Helen for dog walking.
Write up by Judith