{"id":341,"date":"2018-09-09T19:19:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T19:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/?p=341"},"modified":"2018-09-15T14:42:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T14:42:36","slug":"telford-weekend-7-9-september-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/telford-weekend-7-9-september-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Telford Weekend: 7-9 September 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow – what an absolutely brilliant weekend away. 20 trekkers in attendance for all, or part, of our stay in Coalport.<\/p>\n

Yes, there was a bit of rain on the Saturday, but nothing like enough to dampen spirits on our 20-30 miler (there was a choice of return route) along some delightful country lanes.<\/p>\n

And Sunday\u2019s sun made the 20-25 mile trip along disused railway lines more than memorable.<\/p>\n

Of course, cafe stops are an integral part of any ride, and Keith did us proud on both rides, finding us two excellent refuelling stations.<\/p>\n

But to only tell you about the tandeming would be to tell you less than half the tale.<\/p>\n

Saturday night\u2019s nail-biter of a quiz went right down to the wire. It was an epic Pilots vs Stokers billing. Only did the final round see the Pilots narrowly clinch victory by two points.<\/p>\n

And then the real talent emerged. First up, Mr Weatherly on the Ukulele. His rendition of his self-composed \u201cTandem Trekkers are here\u201d brought the house down; almost literally. Next up, Drew Mann, confirmed what everyone long suspected. Should Shakespeare be alive today, a star-performer would he have seen. And finally Paul told a joke; at least I think that was what it was meant to be.<\/p>\n

In short, it was nothing short of superb to see some of Trekkers more seasoned participants mixing it up so well with a number of newbie pilots and stokers both on and off the bikes.<\/p>\n

Roll on 2019…<\/p>\n

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