After good night's sleep on the train down from Inverness we had a short ride along Euston Road to catch the high speed train to Ashford and then the local service to Appledore (the nearest station to our starting point. It was at the Railway Hotel, Appledore that Linda and I met in 1983.A pleasant ride across the very flat Romney Marsh, a quick paddle/dip in the sea and a pint or so in the Britannia Inn at Dungeness and we were waved off by my father-in-law an his wife Maureen. Superb cycling weather and Martin managed to spot a few birds as we went. Lost each other at New Romney but met again at the Star Inn, St Mary-in-the-Marsh (4 different beers and a game of bar billiards - Martin just got lucky 580 to 50).
Got a good soaking on our way to my sister-in-law near Ashford but were rewarded with a warm welcome, shower and great meal by Gill and Ian.
Not only has he stuffed me at bar billiards but Martin now fancies himself as the pinball wizard (Ian has his own juke box and pinball machines).
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