Bike Ride May 2007

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May Holiday Family Bike Ride!

posted 7th May 2007

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Cookham May Bank Holiday weekend and a people were out all over our beautiful countryside enjoying the blue skies, warm sunshine and fabulous views.

The friends and family bike ride covered around 14 miles from the middle of Cookham to Golden Ball Lane, Bisham, Temple and Marlow and there are so many lovely lanes, bridleways, and footpaths that we did approximately just 400 metres on 40mph roads!

If the oak before the ash then we're in for a tiny splash, if the Ash before the oak, then we're in for a bit of a soak.

Well the oak trees are out at least 3 weeks early this year and by all old wives tales that means a long dry summer. The horse chestnut trees are in full blossom right now and the hedgerows are thick with Queens Anne's lace - cow parsley.

By the side of a large field of yellow rape we came across the Maidenhead model airplane club flying their planes and gliders. See the video here....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEN9SpAqb7E

Under the A404 is a secret path that leads down to Bisham and the towpath at Temple. Ice creams at the lock, new calves and cows along the river bank

"half the time they munch the grass and all the time they lay,
down by the water meadows in the lazy month of May
a chewing
a mooing to pass the hours away!"

Then a rounders match in Higginson park before heading home through Quarry Wood and along the ridge of Winter hill.

A perfect Day! We'll do it again soon if anyone wants to join in!

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	May Holiday Family Bike Ride! posted 7th May 2007 Copyright Brilliant TV Click on photo for larger image
	Cookham May Bank Holiday weekend and a people were out all over our beautiful countryside enjoying the blue skies, warm sunshine and fabulous views. The friends and family bike ride covered around 14 miles from the middle of Cookham to Golden Ball Lane, Bisham, Temple and Marlow and there are so many lovely lanes, bridleways, and footpaths that we did approximately just 400 metres on 40mph roads! If the oak before the ash then we're in for a tiny splash, if the Ash before the oak, then we're in for a bit of a soak. Well the oak trees are out at least 3 weeks early this year and by all old wives tales that means a long dry summer. The horse chestnut trees are in full blossom right now and the hedgerows are thick with Queens Anne's lace - cow parsley. By the side of a large field of yellow rape we came across the Maidenhead model airplane club flying their planes and gliders. See the video here.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEN9SpAqb7E Under the A404 is a secret path that leads down to Bisham and the towpath at Temple. Ice creams at the lock, new calves and cows along the river bank "half the time they munch the grass and all the time they lay, down by the water meadows in the lazy month of May a chewing a mooing to pass the hours away!" Then a rounders match in Higginson park before heading home through Quarry Wood and along the ridge of Winter hill. A perfect Day! We'll do it again soon if anyone wants to join in!
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