Decided to head on over to Kinver Edge with Bob to test out our climbing legs and also reacquaint ourselves with the Kinver Farm Shop & Cafe to see if it had improved, the last time we went there which was quite a few years ago we were served creaamless teas!!! I believe it has new owners now though.
The ride down was easy and pleasant, a few leg sapping hills on approach to the farm shop but once again nothing serious.
Upon arrival we ordered tea and cake, I chose Lemon Drizzle and Bob chose Fruit Cake. We were served ample slices which was proper homemade and tasted delicious! a full 10/10! :)
Whilst riding the lovely contry lanes through Kinver Edge we decided our ice cream stop would be at Wolverly Tearooms. There was no ice cream at the tearooms, the owners said they said they had recently taken over the business and won't have any ice cream until June, they did however inform us we could find ice cream for sale at the Old Smithy Tearooms about half a mile down the road, which happened to be on our route anyway.
We arrived at the Old Smithy Tearooms which turned out to be was a really nice place, picnic benches in a wee garden. We had 2 scoop cornets, I chose toffee as scoop number 1 and blackberry as scoop number 2. Very generous portions which tasted delicious!
Wolverly Tearooms may have lost our custom in future in favour of this new place.
The route back took us up many leg sapping hills, the amount of ice cream I had consumed had a detrimental effect on my stomach for part of the way which lead to a temporary dip in my energy levels however, I soon started picking up again phew!
Half way back I also discovered that I had managed to pause my bike computer at the cake stop, knocked about 14 miles off the total miles recorded altogether doh!
Legs were tired at the end but as Bob remarked "happy tired" :)
A grand and enjoyable ride out in different scenery compared to our rides of late.
Todays Fuel:
Special K (pre ride brekkie)
4 x fig rolls
Banana maltloaf
Ample slice of Lemon Drizzle Cake
Delicious huge blackcurrant and toffee ice cream cornet concoction (yum!)
Salted cashew nuts
50 miles total in sunshine :)
