Just back from a very exciting weekend in Weymouth. On Saturday evening, 14 May, along with my husband and daughter, I attended the CTC National Dinner and was presented by Magnus Backstedt with a splendid certificate and medal naming me as CTC Volunteer of the Year - East of England - 2010.
You should be able to work out which one is Magnus (tall, handsome) and which one is me (in a dress!!!!) The venue was the Portland and Weymouth National Sailing Academy, which is where the Olympic sailing events will be held in 2012. There were about 100 people there, and it was really quite something.
On the Sunday we joined the Wessex CTC on the family ride on a 22 mile course heading west from Weymouth to Fleet and Abbotsbury and back via Portesham. If you look at the map you will see some arrows, and I am proud to say that I walked several of the hills. It was a wonderful day out, I love being in hilly country and near the coast.
We were made very welcome, it was great to be riding with people who knew the area and could tell you about the places we passed. We had a tea stop at the Wishing Well in Upwey, I recommend the Dorset Apple Cake.
