Targeted by beatles

Such a lazy start to the day with not one of our party wanting to commit to anything. So instead breakfast took over the morning but by 11.30am Ian decided on another bike ride. This time to find Beaulieu airfield near Brockenhurst. So off we goes with Ian saying "I know the way, I have an app on the phone". Across a field full of ponies and cattle, over molehills, ruts and gorse bushes until we eventually arrive at a gate, which I might add was locked!!!!. "Tell you what" says he. "Through the forest and follow this path". "My trail finder app is showing me the way." Well.....talk about an obstacle course! Ducking under low branches, bouncing over tree roots and negotiating ditches wasn't my idea of knowing the way but hey ho, he did get us onto a path of sorts at the end.

 Then we headed off in the wrong direction completely! So much for his fancy trail finder app! And when the battery on the phone died...well what more could I say!. Anyway, luckily we had a cycle map with us given by Sheila and with a positive direction given by a passing cyclist, we eventually found our way to Brockenhurst.

Had a short road journey to do again but this time along a quiet lane and turning right to go through another campsite, we came across a road pony block.

All the ponies wanted was the shade.

Lunch at the airfield consisted of 8 shortbread biscuits.

 The airfield is vast but what was beneficial to cyclists are numbered posts with directions. Very easy to get around and we were directed to the model plane flying club. It was here we discovered the downside of riding in yellow high viz jackets. The colour attracted hundreds of small Beatles.

Ian was not amused and took the jacket off pretty quick stuffing it in my backpack. I'm made of sterner stuff and kept mine on. A small plane was being flown which entertained us for a while but a notice board explaining all about the airfield was more gripping.

The journey back to our campsite went a lot quicker on our return and we were amazed to find we had been away for over 4 hours. Also both our derriere's certainly knew about the journey. A purchase of a saddle suspension we think are a must have and as soon as possible.

And seen on the airfield,