Microadventure to the coast

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  • So, Howies are promoting this idea of microadventures at the moment; http://brainfood.howies.co.uk/2011/08/how-to-microadventure/

    Me and Col are doing one the weekend after this one. Cycling out to the coast somewhere, 50-60 miles out of Norwich, then bivvying, having a few tinnies, campfire, few tins of food, then ride back in the morning.

    If you haven't got a bivvie bag, find a sleeping bag and some bin liners, or a light tent, or bring a waterproof coat and some jumpers. Whatever, beer will help. In?

    Me and Sailor did it last year and it was rather jolly, as evidenced by these here photographics;






  • I'd be up for, I'm out on the coast as it is. I am however away the first week of September.

  • Sparky, I'm super up for it.

    When are you proposing to embark on said adventure?

  • I think Saturday 3 returning on Sunday. That's the only weekend in September Who has cooking gear? Any idea where we'll head? I'll be riding single speed with panniers, so will probably be all slow.

    I'll be documenting it to try and win stuff from Howies too, on the offchance we do then there's £250 of vouchers to split. But that's not the main incentive.

  • On the trip in the pictures we went to Happisburgh, then around the coast northwards. Slept behind the Muckleborough Collection. Was pretty quiet, nobody to bother you. But I'm easy, don't mind where we go.

  • Sounds good but we can't do the same as you did last time, that would be cheating.
    North East coast is the quietest part to ride, so up to Sheringham / Cromer then down the coast to somewhere quiet? Waxham and Sea Palling seem remote-ish on roads, perhaps one of those.

  • I've camped at Sea Palling a few times in my youth, had fires too. Don't know if it's changed much.

  • If we head to that area we can just scout places out. Plenty of coastline to choose from.

    This has to happen now, I've ordered panniers.

  • Ahh nuts.

    Not been doing much riding lately due to work getting in the way, so this looks good but obviously it happens to be the same weekend that I have big family get together.

  • My mum has a garden/orchard at Shingle Street on the Suffolk Coast.

    It's a beautiful and traffic free 53 mile ride.
    There are several varieties of apple, plums & blackberries to be eaten.

  • Does it count as wild camping if we do that though? Could always stop by and find somewhere feral nearby.

    Or. Wells / Holkham has good beaches and woodland. If we went that way and it was rubbish, we have Muckleborough as a fallback.

  • It might not count as wild camping, but it sure sounds good: beer, food, fresh fruit, 106 traffic-free miles, banter, swimming in the sea...

  • Ok, sold. If anyone asks there were lions nearby.

    Also, is that a yes from you Ben?

  • I've got a little Trangia. I just need some meths.

  • Excellent, so starting a proper plan then:

    Meet at The Forum on Saturday 3rd September at 1200.
    Head to Shingle Street (pub lunch en route?)
    ???
    Return on Sunday 4th

    List:

    1. Sparky
    2. Col
    3. Keppel?
    4. Ben?
  • Pretty bummed on the fact I can't make this. Supposed to be making a music video all weekend. If anything changes I'm all over this. Otherwise, have a good one guys.

  • Music video? Sounds fun. I'll let you off. This time.

  • Ha, yeah, someone has gone to the trouble of making a miniature cardboard town with fairy lights in the buildings.

    Hopefully they let us play godzilla at the end and wade through it all biting chunks out of it.

  • No lions, but plenty of badgers, foxes, birds, deer & wasps.

    I usually do it on my Colnago, but did it fixed last time and found it much easier.
    It takes me about four hours to get there with camping gear, is anyone else taking a tent?

    There's a shop and pub in Hollesley for supplies.

  • I'm just taking sleeping bag and bivvy. Will be riding single speed and don't intend to be fast. Wasps are quite exotic, they'll do.

  • Just a bivvy for me too. Although I'm going to weigh myself down with a cooker, coffee pot etc. Bring a little mug if you want to get in on morning caffeiene action...

    I was going to buy one of those neat little tarps from AlpKit so that those of us sleeping out in the open can get our faces under cover, but they're sold out.

    In the past - if it rains - I've put a waterproof coat over my bike and stuck my head under there.

    Really looking forward to some countryside, beer and chat.

  • There is a summer house with a kettle, cooker, mugs, sofa...

  • That is definitely cheating! Unless it rains, in which case it's fine.
    Not that I'd turn down the food or drink from the summer house.

    Either way, weather forecast is good, looking forward to it.

  • You all still on for midday start tomorrow? Forecast is still looking good.

  • I'm in.

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