We had a bit further to go today than is usual for us so we set off in the overcast, damp morning at 9:15. We headed straight down the main road, the A697. At first this wasn't too bad but as the morning wore on the incompetent drivers dragged themselves out of bed and started to take risks with our lives. We turned off at Longhorsley and took minor roads to The Dyke Neuk for an excellent pint of Greene King IPA. We couldn't eat our sandwiches at the picnic tables outside the pub so we crossed over the road and ate them in a field entrance instead. But we couldn't take the beer with us so we had to pop back over to the picnic tables to drink our beer! Silly that isn't it!
We then had a very pleasant ride through the Northumberland countryside to Ponteland and from there we reached Dunston through post industrial Tyneside, now being regenerated with proper houses and green bits.
We arrived in Dunston at around 16:00 with enough time for a rest, a few cuppas and a nice hot shower. All we had to do now was to meet at the appointed time for the Big Night Out