It was dry and having followed the weather forecast at the start of the week believe me this was a bonus.

My journey started at 5am and I was very excited to be heading out on the bike. What I wasn’t prepared for was the temperature 4 degrees! Freezing!!! Fortunately my Keis heated jacket and bar grips were cranked up to full and the fun began! The first 45 mins I was alone on the roads as I went past Chatsworth, Sparrowpit and towards Manchester in record time. Eventually arriving in Bolton a pit stop at McDonalds for a cuppa tea.

Made good time at I arrived for the first time in Milnthorpe at the Lakland Wildlife Oasis. This is a little gold nugget hidden away in the south of the Lake District. please visit it is awesome.

I met Leon and Ruth who made me feel very much a home and I got a very nice coffee. The team started to arrive and the day had officially started and guess what it was still dry!!

I love meeting the MHMB gang, lots of laughs, hugs and stories they are very special! At 11am about 60 bikes left for an amazing ride out in the Lakes. I stayed behing with a few of the team and this was when Loz arrived looking very worried “where is everyone, has no one turned up?” he said… lol he had obviously come a different way in from the 60 bikes clogging up the roads in the other direction!

Loved the day – start of a very special relationship at this venue – I cant wait to come back!

Well done Janet and well done the the wider team supporting her. Watch this space for some more stories.

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