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| Bloody hell - its Critical Error | 2021-06-21 | Into Exeter to the Double Locks with Paul B. First time he'd been on a push bike in 2 decades. Even more amazingly, the purpose was the first Critical Error meet up since the last gig 26 years ago.Sadly without Steve Mavin of course but a fine day out drinking the extensive royalties from Rose putting Critical Error on BandCamp.
I might have stolen a couple of photos from Rose here...
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| Bike ride to the Double Locks | 2016-07-17 | A bike ride along the Exe Estuary and canal to meet up with Rose and Midge for the first time in ages.
Wobbled back along the cycle path and stopped at SYC for a quick view of the 2nd day of the Exe Regatta.
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-08-31 | Into Exeter looking at double glazing (shut - would be dull) and kayaks (much more interesting).
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Double glazing
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-08-12 | Into Exeter and Dawlish with Liz for some shopping. Headwind on the way out.
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Double Glazing
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| Canoe to Topsham | 2018-05-05 | A paddle in the Canadian canoe from SYC up past Topsham to just a bit beyond the motorway bridge.
Stopped at the Turf Locks to watch some yachts coming out from their winter quarters.
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| Triskelle into the canal | 2023-10-23 | A wet and bouncy tender ride out to Triskelle in a F5 / F6. Then motored up to The Turf to lock into the canal ready for Triskelle's mast to come down tomorrow.
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| Exeter bike ride | 2022-04-27 | Post work ride. Back via the Turf Locks to ask Mark S how his hangover was - given that Exeter City won promotion the previous evening.
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| Work cycle ride | 2019-08-23 | Stopped at the Turf on the way back. A little windy on the way back.
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| Back from The Turf | 2019-06-21 | Ride back from the Turf Locks
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| Work to Turf | 2019-06-21 | Post work pint at The Turf Locks. Looks as though I needed a pint as the average speed of 16.5 mph is quite good for me.
There was a slight tail wind - but not that strong.
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| Leaky kayak trip to the Turf | 2018-08-06 | Up to The Turf Locks in our new Wavesport Gemini to test out whether it is leaking excessively. On the previous Saturday's training we capsized the thing a couple of times and at the end of the day it needed to be drained of quite a lot of water. Today we only paddled for about 70 minutes - with no capsizes - and still it needed draining of a gallon or so of water. So we have a problem!
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| Scoobys morning walk | 2012-01-15 | From near Powderham Church towards the Turf Locks and back again
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| Lympstone and back | 2017-07-31 | Round to Lympstone and back (via the Turf Locks again).
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| Exmouth and back | 2017-07-30 | Round to Exmouth and back. Stopped at the Turf Locks for a pint on the way back. And then another pint when Gerry H appeared. Quite a strong wind but mostly on the side until it moved to being dead on the nose after leaving the pub!
The birds in the photos were by the Turf Locks. I thought they only "grouped up" like this just before they headed south for the winter and it's too early for that...
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| To St Davids and back | 2016-10-27 | Slightly longer cycle ride today to make up for doing the last 2.5 miles yesterday by car (due to having broken three spokes on the rear wheel).
So it was on the "spare bike" today which I hadn't ridden in about a decade. That's a Ridgeback Genesis Day 2. I stopped riding it as the estuary path used to be too rough for it. With the new cycle way its an ideal bike.
At maybe a couple of stone lighter than the normal bike (with its panniers etc) and with no breeze at all, it felt like cheating.
Keeping up with Liz was much easier than the last couple of time!
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Turf Locks
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| New Powderham bridge | 2014-09-28 | After seven years of talking, planning and objections the bridge for the final section of the Exe Estuary cycle trail at Powderham finally went in.
Of course, we weren't cycling on the way to the Turf Locks
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| Cockwood to the Turf and back | 2014-07-20 | From Cockwood Harbour to SYC and then on to the Turf, Then back again via Bull Hill Bank so Scooby could have a bit of a run about.
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Turf Locks
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| First sail of the year | 2014-03-09 | A lovely breeze and some sun for the first dinghy sail of the year in the Wayfarer. Pottered round the club for a while to see if anything would break after the winter period without any sails. All fine - so headed up river. Bang! The port hand shroud parted company with the boat! A quick tack and then Liz repaired the problem (the circlip had come away from the pin holding the stay to the boat - luckily the pin was still hanging there). Lovely sail then back to the club.
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| Canoe trip from SYC to Turf Pub | 2013-07-08 | A canoe trip from SYC to the Turf Pub on the Exe Estuary. Set out near low tide. Journey follows the just greater than paddle depth contour on the way out and later, with the higher tide, on the way back.
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