CTC Wessx ride to Compton Abbas

Our first ride with Wessex CTC and we meet at High Lea Corner on the road out from Wimborne to Horton. From here we ride the lanes to Compton Abbas Airfield. It is enjoyable cycling at an easy pace, chatting and making new friends along the way. The group stops at regular intervals to allow slower riders to catch up and for the group to reform. We are learning more cycling etiquette along the way and benefiting from advice from riders who have years of experience behind them.
It is a bitterly cold day and the cafe at the Compton Abbas is a welcome sight, a chance to chat some more  and warm up over coffee and cake.
Back on the bikes again and it seems colder, it probably isn't, just the effect of having been in the warm. At this point the group splits as some riders head for home leaving the hardy (or the foolish some may say) to carry on to our next stop, the Inn on the Chase at Cranbourne for hot soup. After what was probably one of the best bowls of soup I have ever had (it might have been the cold influencing that thought), mushroom and Stilton by the way, we continue on for home.

A great ride with great company, cycling really brings back simple pleasures. We will be back to ride with CTC Wessex again.