England : Kent Spring Ride -The Harbours of Kent - Saturday 6th May 2017

[Fab Foodie]

Bluuueerghh!

 

[StuAff]

Date noted....

 

[HertzvanRental]

We've come a long way in a year. What started as a Kent bimble is now a full on relationship bureau!!

Good oh!!

 

[sotkayak]

This is a fairly regular ride for me (albeit in the opposite direction)

One thing to keep your eye on on this ride is the wind forecast.
You'll be doing two very distinct directions of the compass on this ride.
You need the wind to be your friend, or not there at all - I've known people to abandon on account of unfavourable wind.
Fortunately, the route offers plenty of rail-bail options.

ETA is that Botany Bay in your OP, sotkayak?

Yes ,Botany Bay sea stack ,User10571 . Hopefully the wind plays ball and is westerly or north westerly ! Rail Bail (what a good phrase ) was the decider for the route !

 

[sotkayak]

May I suggest a 10 am start from the RNLI station/ charity shop/caff on Whitstable Harbour . (please feel free to suggest amended times if this is too early for trains getting there ) .Be good to see the faces from last year . ...... The Whitstable to Ramsgate may be short for tigers like Hertzvan ,User10571 and Steve , but long for tyros (what a great 1950's word for inexpert ,unpractised etc.So much more elegant than ''newbie'' ! ) the old and the slow..like me. .....
Harbours of Kent ride could be extended to Sandwich ,Dover and Folkestone for the tigers...........and the new ,old and slow bail out at Ramsgate (Miles Cafe mentioned by User10571 may be a good place for an end of ride (tyros) or mid ride (tigers)

 

[sotkayak]

Are old farts permitted?

Don't sell yourself short ,Mike . You're fitter and faster than most of us....! ! !

 

[TheDoctor]

Date noted

 

[sotkayak]

Sounds very good. I can extend my ride home too.

Will mark the date on the calendar.

@Salty seadog one to consider?

Be good to see you ,Dawn . You may have others coming with you to Sandwich ,Deal and Dover if the wind plays ball!

 

[Diggs]

I'm in for this diary permitting and @Nigel182 has reminded me, there was talk of planning an Essex ride on the last Rye excursion. There's a new year resolution if ever there was one.

@All the gear no idea This is your patch as well

 

[greekonabike]

I'm in Herne Bay and would be up for this ride.

GOAB

 

[Hill Wimp]

I'm in for this diary permitting and @Nigel182 has reminded me, there was talk of planning an Essex ride on the last Rye excursion. There's a new year resolution if ever there was one.

@All the gear no idea This is your patch as well

Yes I remember the talk of an Essex ride.

Still looking forward to it

 

[GM]

Are old farts permitted?

Any room for another?

 

[Diggs]

Yes I remember the talk of an Essex ride.

Still looking forward to it

Errr.....*sheepish look* Yes still looking forward to planning it

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'll join in with the old and slows for this ride. I know the north Kent coast but not the east coast bit between Margate and Ramsgate.

 

[Diggs]

I now have the 'Peter Cushing Lives In Whitstable' song as an earworm.....I'm sure it'll be gone by May