Oh I do like to be beside the seaside......

Sunday 2nd August we once again ventured out for a pedal (minus Bob). So there was Ann, Neil and myself, joined by my friend Christine and of course Basil. We had glorious weather as we set off from Seaburn. Basil as usual, the star of the show as we made our way to South Shields along the coastal footpath. On a steep section I had the misfortune to do a spectacular fall over my bike and onto the grass, hoping no one saw! Luckily no bumps or bruises, but slightly dented ego!! Forward and onward to the fish and chip shop at Shields where the 'fat' lad had fish with his chips - dee-licious! Off again and back towards Roker (via the beach) as Neil said we would be okay - well, Ann would probably disagree as it wasn't really okay, and Basil would back her up. He got 2 shocks as he crashed to the sand! Funny thing was, the people around came to Basils' rescue and left Ann to fend for herself - all animal lovers those Macams!!! Basil was none the worse for his 'sand baths' and Ann with a minor injury to her leg. Undeterred we carried on to the glass factory at Sunderland where we had a latte and admired the scenery. Returned to Seaburn where Ann (once again) had made chocolate brownies which we munched merrily - double dee-licious!! Thanks Ann. We burned some calories that day on our 18 mile ride, but we put on twice the amount with all the lattes, chips and cake we ate!! Hmm, something wrong somewhere I think! Anyway, we all thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to the next ride. Annie B....