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Was in Kent for the weekend with the wife and kids, so we decided to do the Crab and Winkle way from Canterbury to Whitstable and then back again. I was towing the two little ones (4 yo and 2yo) in a trailer from my old MTB, wife on a hybrid (she's not really a cyclist so this route and duration was challenging for her).
7.5 miles each way on a mix of road, shared path, stony tracks and cycle path. Not too bad, some hilly bits, but took a damned site longer than the estimated time! Had a short time at the pebbly beach and chips from VC Jones (top chippy!).
Literally 10 mins into the ride, my chain snapped, so had to swap bikes with my wife and cycle back into Canterbury for a new chain. Managed to get a SRAM one with a quick link (didn't have a chain tool and the shop didn't sell them), so managed to get it on, but it was a bit too long, resulting in some gears slipping and dodgy shifting, but it was ok.
There was one particularly nice view back over the city which was lovely.
In Whitstable, there were a bunch of kids (probably 12 or 13 yo), one of them ran across the road and threw something into the trailer at my kids. Turns out he nicked is mates beanie and threw it into the trailer for a laugh. My wife had an epic go at them and the lad was suitably embarrassed in front of his mates.