best breakfast ride EVER!!!

[carelb]

In may of 2008 we moved from somerset west to gauteng. Not knowing who to cycle with I went out alone for a couple of mornings. One morning, I got into my gear and started from <?: prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Ferndale past linden high school, northcliff corner in the direction of greymont. About 1km past Northcliff corner you get a little dip in the road before the start to a slow climb through greymont to Ontdekkers. I didn?t enjoy the ride this morning, the bike sucked to the road and hence I decided to rather turn around and head back home. The whole trip will be tried again the following morning.<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

As I turned around there was a bunch of about seven guys coming from the Northcliff corner direction, in a final attempt at saving the ride I decided to turn around and join the group. As we cycled, and as it is with the more social riders, two of the guys started talking to me and I noticed that we where riding into areas to which I was not at all familiar with(the zoo lake, parktown area). All was well and enjoyable until the guys suddenly stopped at a house, waited for an electrical gate to open and slowly started disappearing into a driveway.

 

I might have mentioned that I was lost and did not know where I was. An invitation was forwarded for me to join them, and being lost obviously I gladly accepted.

 

It turned out that it was a breakfast ride in honour of one of the guys having celebrated his birthday. As I came around the corner I noticed two tables covered with fresh strawberries and cream, joghurt, muesli, gourmet savoury snacks, champagne, tea, coffee, juice, chocolate brownies and, and, and,???

 

WOW I was blown away. After having met everyone including the birthday boy(Jan whose house it was) at the table and introducing myself as the lost guest; all joined the table and shared in the ?feast?. And a feast it was. Afterwards some of the guys escorted me to familiar terrain.

Anyway thanks to all for a wonderful experience, and great hospitality.

Roadies are the best.

[FanieFiets]

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