Settle and ACF50 Treatment.

Went out this morning and met Scotsy and others at Clitheroe Services for about 11:00am. We then proceeded to Settle via Sawley and Wigglesworth. On the road to Settle from Wigglesworth we came across a flooded road, Scotsy went for it but realised half way that it was a bit deeper than expected, when he had resurfaced he turned back defeated.


All the fields by the roads where flooded, we must have had some serious rain during the night as it didn't look that bad here during Saturday daytime.

We stopped in Settle for lunch, then had to leave the others as we needed to head over to Gargrave for the ACF50 treatment on our bikes. We left there in the dark at about 5:00pm, I was fine in the dark with the Viffers super headlights but Helen really struggled in the dark. But she also struggles in the car so it wasn't anything to do with being on a bike, the only concern in the dark is it's hard to see bad road conditions until it is to late.

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Hawes with Lancs Lassies

Myself and Helen went on a rideout to Hawes with some of the ladies from the Lancs region of Nukb. Ali was leading and had organised the run. We meet up with Ali and the rest of the ladies and Mark at Clitheroe segcies at 11:30pm. We then preceeded by the usual route of Gisburn, Long Preston to Settle, where we stopped for a brew and a bacon butty at the Singin Kettle.


Due to the bridge being closed for strenghting work at Horton in Ribblesdale, we had to divert via Ingleton to get to Hawes. The roads where a bit damp so they curbed my enjoyment on the way to Hawes a bit. We stopped at Hawes for a brew and cake, while we where at the cafe a farmer brought his large flock of sheep through the centre of Hawes. Something you don't see everyday, well certainly not round Manchester anyway.


Then we headed over to Devils Bridge where we found the rain. Myself and Helen then spilt up from the rest of the group and headed home via Stocks Reservoir over Burn Moor. Then via Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Sabden, Simonstone and then dropped on the motorway back home. The new screen certainly got a battering with the wind and rain today. It held up really well and seems to block the wind from my head, time will only tell if it stops the flies on the visor.

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