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@Colonel_of_Truth
Nice ride out to Walton-on-the-Naze via as many small lanes as possible, then followed the coast down through Frinton and Clacton, avoided Jaywick and then did the Wivenhoe trail. 85km total with around 25-30km on gravel tracks.
Got charged 20p by the woman in the beachfront cafe to refill my bidons because "we can't just give water away", and then got a puncture from broken glass 5km from home by a shard of glass. Realised I'd already used my spare tube and cracked open the brand new repair kit, popped the seal on the tube of glue to find it only contained air. I'm not even sure how that happens, it didn't leak out and it felt full when it was sealed but it was completely empty. Walk of shamed the last 5km home, a nice MTBer offered help but I said not to worry as I was basically home by that point.
Despite that it was still a 10/10 ride. Perfect weather, sea air, nice trails and I remembered sun cream so I didn't lobster up like last Sunday.