For our last 20 mile ride, we headed out to Killerton via Cowley, Thorverton and Silverton. Not long into our ride, we came across a group of tiny ducklings down on the river. We were very surprised to see such tiny babies this late in the year.
The first section of the ride seemed a real struggle. I was feeling very tired and almost a bit poorly, but seemed to settle down a bit as we got going. We had planned to stop at Killerton for tea and cake, but time was pushing on and we were expecting the weather to turn, so we decided to push on home taking the most direct route via the main road. We were right about the weather! Luckily we'd stopped to put on our waterproofs just before a light rain shower turned into a huge downpour!
Heading out through the lanes towards Stoke Canon we saw a tiny baby rabbit and its mother feeding together. Sadly the baby skitted away in the opposite direction to mum, so we hope they found each other later.
After a quick dash along the main road, we were soon pedalling back along the river, once more in the pouring rain. We took a little detour to see if we could find the ducklings. They had moved further down river, but were being well looked after by a chap who was feeding them. He had no coat on and didn't seem at all bothered by the rain. It was certainly perfect weather for the ducks!
A total of 23.87 miles and home by lunchtime. These shorter rides are much more sociable! Only one week to the day to the big ride...
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