{"id":4019,"date":"2025-06-29T19:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T19:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/?p=4019"},"modified":"2025-06-29T20:00:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:00:57","slug":"church-fenton-28-jun-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/church-fenton-28-jun-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Fenton &#8211; 28 Jun 25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was warm; very warm. And it was windy. Great when the westerly was behind us; not so&nbsp; when pedalling into it. But on balance, a benefit for the 12 Trekkers on today\u2019s circuit around Church Fenton;&nbsp; it helped us all from overheating. That said, a number of us did take advantage of a campsite tap to replenish our supplies of Yorkshire\u2019s finest water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00133054667312889534567-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00133054667312889534567-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00133054667312889534567-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00133054667312889534567-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00133054667312889534567-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00133054667312889534567-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00133054667312889534567.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2 tandems coming towards us on a flat open road between a field and trees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staying with the theme of a tailwind &#8211; as if the Mark-Muz tandem needed any assistance from nature, Muz apparently discovered that by standing up, whenever pedalling allowed, his body could function as a sail, thus keeping the momentum going for that much longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00044861027718060854189-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00044861027718060854189-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00044861027718060854189-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00044861027718060854189-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00044861027718060854189-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00044861027718060854189-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00044861027718060854189.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And on returning to the Fisheries, it seemed that ice cream and cake was more popular than their chips!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250629-wa00106426025722347848926-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250629-wa00106426025722347848926-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250629-wa00106426025722347848926-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250629-wa00106426025722347848926-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250629-wa00106426025722347848926-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250629-wa00106426025722347848926-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250629-wa00106426025722347848926.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trekkers sat around cafe tables at Birkin Fisheries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00052030693172456208124-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00052030693172456208124-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00052030693172456208124-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00052030693172456208124-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00052030693172456208124.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A group shot of 3 tandems pedelling along a long flat road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Yet another grand day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00062458302496650905336-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00062458302496650905336-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00062458302496650905336-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00062458302496650905336-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00062458302496650905336-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00062458302496650905336-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img-20250628-wa00062458302496650905336.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aisha and Paul on a red tandem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>write up by Paul<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was warm; very warm. And it was windy. Great when the westerly was behind us; not so&nbsp; when pedalling into it. But on balance, a benefit for the 12 Trekkers on today\u2019s circuit around Church Fenton;&nbsp; it helped us all from overheating. That said, a number of us did take advantage of a campsite &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/church-fenton-28-jun-25\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Church Fenton &#8211; 28 Jun 25&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4019"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4022,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4019\/revisions\/4022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}