DaveMatthews
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Pics of the brekky or it was McD's
Our Rides in Words, Photos & Videos
DiggyGun
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I didn’t take a picture of the brekky as I was busy eating it, but here’s one from their website to whet your appetite.
The bacon rashers are quite thick, not see through like a lot of them and the sausages are similar to a Cumberland one. I swap the egg for mushrooms as I don’t like eggs.
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Part Three: The Peaks
Our second Premier Inn hotel was to the west of Chesterfield, which is to the bottom right of the Peak District National Park.
The first ride was the Carsington Water. This is a Severn Trent Water reservoir, which was built in 1989 and opened in 1992.
Our first lunch stop.
Our second lunch stop.
A very windy day today. So much so that when we were riding on the dam wall, Mrs DG had to get off and push the bike as she was being blown over.
The second ride was on the Tissington Trail. This is an old railway line which opened in 1899 but closed in 1967. This ran from Parsley Hey to Ashbourne and was operated by the London and North Western Railway Company. It was formally used to transport milk to London and then sending limestone to industrial areas.
Our first lunch break.
Our second lunch break.
Not much infrastructure of the old line remains, but an old signal box and some elevation markers.
Mrs DG got a puncture in the rear tyre just after we started. Fortunately, the slime did its job and it didn’t fully deflate, stopping at 20psi. Checked the tyre and found a hole with some evidence of where the slime had come out. Nothing appeared to be stuck in it, so may have been a sharp stone. One CO2 capsule later and it was back up to 40psi.
The third ride was around Howden and Derwent reservoirs. This was built in 1916 and again run by Severn Trent Water.
Pleased to report that no further issues with Mrs DGs rear tyre as if stayed up overnight.
Our first lunch stop today.
We had a pair of Mallard ducks join us today and I think that they had more of our lunch then we did.
There was a memorial to the Dambusters Squadron 617 as they trained here in 1943.
Our second lunch stop.
The fourth ride was the High Peak Trail. This runs from Parsley Hay to High Peak Junction. This again was an old railway line that opened in 1831 was finally closed down in 1967. It was called the Cromford and High Peak Railway and carried minerals and goods.
In it’s time it had the steepest gradient ever on a railway line. There were three, 1 in 8 inclines, each with a flat section in between. And each had a stationary engine to winch the wagons up each gradient. On the flat sections, the wagons were pulled by horses.
Our first lunch stop.
Our second lunch stop.
Nice to see some of the railway infrastructure still in place.
The three inclines coming up were particularly steep and hard going as can be seen on this graph.
At one time the engine house for the bottom incline house the largest steam beam engine in the country.
We saw this memorial for the Headstones for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Part Three to be continued...
Our second Premier Inn hotel was to the west of Chesterfield, which is to the bottom right of the Peak District National Park.
The first ride was the Carsington Water. This is a Severn Trent Water reservoir, which was built in 1989 and opened in 1992.
Our first lunch stop.
Our second lunch stop.
A very windy day today. So much so that when we were riding on the dam wall, Mrs DG had to get off and push the bike as she was being blown over.
The second ride was on the Tissington Trail. This is an old railway line which opened in 1899 but closed in 1967. This ran from Parsley Hey to Ashbourne and was operated by the London and North Western Railway Company. It was formally used to transport milk to London and then sending limestone to industrial areas.
Our first lunch break.
Our second lunch break.
Not much infrastructure of the old line remains, but an old signal box and some elevation markers.
Mrs DG got a puncture in the rear tyre just after we started. Fortunately, the slime did its job and it didn’t fully deflate, stopping at 20psi. Checked the tyre and found a hole with some evidence of where the slime had come out. Nothing appeared to be stuck in it, so may have been a sharp stone. One CO2 capsule later and it was back up to 40psi.
The third ride was around Howden and Derwent reservoirs. This was built in 1916 and again run by Severn Trent Water.
Pleased to report that no further issues with Mrs DGs rear tyre as if stayed up overnight.
Our first lunch stop today.
We had a pair of Mallard ducks join us today and I think that they had more of our lunch then we did.
There was a memorial to the Dambusters Squadron 617 as they trained here in 1943.
Our second lunch stop.
The fourth ride was the High Peak Trail. This runs from Parsley Hay to High Peak Junction. This again was an old railway line that opened in 1831 was finally closed down in 1967. It was called the Cromford and High Peak Railway and carried minerals and goods.
In it’s time it had the steepest gradient ever on a railway line. There were three, 1 in 8 inclines, each with a flat section in between. And each had a stationary engine to winch the wagons up each gradient. On the flat sections, the wagons were pulled by horses.
Our first lunch stop.
Our second lunch stop.
Nice to see some of the railway infrastructure still in place.
The three inclines coming up were particularly steep and hard going as can be seen on this graph.
At one time the engine house for the bottom incline house the largest steam beam engine in the country.
We saw this memorial for the Headstones for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Part Three to be continued...
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Part Three Continued.
The fifth ride was the Monsal Trail, which runs from Bakewell to Wye Dale. This, again was a disused railway, built in 1863, but closed in 1968. This was built by Midlands Railway to create a Manchester to London railway.
Our first lunch stop.
The only railway infrastructure still standing were a number of bridges, six tunnels, stations and a viaduct.
Saw some disused Limestone kilns en-route.
There were also some cotton mills alongside the line.
Our second lunch stop.
Picked up the delicacy of Bakewell Pudding on the way back to the van.
The sixth ride was the Manifold Track. This runs from Hurdlow to Waterhouses. It was a light railway and built in 1904 to transport dairy products to the main railway south of Waterhouses. This was operated by the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway. It was finally closed in 1934.
Our first lunch stop.
Our second lunch stop.
Thors Cave which has been created by the wind and rain.
This was the first time that we really had the sun showing, with some warmth and some blue sky. Up until today I had been wearing my Gore skull cap under my helmet, but not today and lighter gloves as well
Fed the pigs with one of our rolls.
Came across this 1957 Series One Land Rover.
End of Part Three and onto Part Four…
The fifth ride was the Monsal Trail, which runs from Bakewell to Wye Dale. This, again was a disused railway, built in 1863, but closed in 1968. This was built by Midlands Railway to create a Manchester to London railway.
Our first lunch stop.
The only railway infrastructure still standing were a number of bridges, six tunnels, stations and a viaduct.
Saw some disused Limestone kilns en-route.
There were also some cotton mills alongside the line.
Our second lunch stop.
Picked up the delicacy of Bakewell Pudding on the way back to the van.
The sixth ride was the Manifold Track. This runs from Hurdlow to Waterhouses. It was a light railway and built in 1904 to transport dairy products to the main railway south of Waterhouses. This was operated by the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway. It was finally closed in 1934.
Our first lunch stop.
Our second lunch stop.
Thors Cave which has been created by the wind and rain.
This was the first time that we really had the sun showing, with some warmth and some blue sky. Up until today I had been wearing my Gore skull cap under my helmet, but not today and lighter gloves as well
Fed the pigs with one of our rolls.
Came across this 1957 Series One Land Rover.
End of Part Three and onto Part Four…
Stefan Mikes
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Picnics definitely are the English thing Diggy! 
(I plan a London stay in the middle of May -- no biking -- and I cannot wait to taste a genuine British BLT sandwich there!)
(I plan a London stay in the middle of May -- no biking -- and I cannot wait to taste a genuine British BLT sandwich there!)
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I ignored this person awhile ago; glad you reported, though!
DiggyGun
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Yes, very hairy pigs, but taste nice.
ChezCheese:)
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We even have whole newspaper articles on the different types of rain here on the soggy side of the Cascades: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...ific-seasons-and-the-different-types-of-rain/
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Me, I prefer a Turkish breakfast: https://www.roadiscalling.com/typical-turkish-breakfast-ideas-what-to-eat/
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Chargeride
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I dont eat sausages or black pudding, I saw how they are made and that was the end for me.
Yesterday was very windy and we had some very dark clouds. I rode my bike to a plant sale--about a mile and it was into a very strong wind, but downhill. Stood in a line to pay for plants in the gale--still dark but no rain. Rode home back up the hill but with a strong tailwind. It rained a bit but was mostly quite dark and windy and polleny. The rain was not enough to water things good. I shall have to turn on the sprinkler system.
Heard orchard fans kicking on this morning, but it was 46 at my house--a good thing because I left my newly purchased seedlings outside.
Breakfast was a peanut butter sandwich. There was discussion about the need for margaritas for standing in line to pay for plants and it being Cinco De Mayo, but as it was a school plant sale and on school grounds, that wasn't going to happen. The sale lasts through tomorrow but was pretty much sold out yesterday. My neighbor said they sold $10,000 worth yesterday. The proceeds go to the Future Farmers group.
Tomato plants were too big to carry home on my bike.
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Aren't you expected to eat the mayo on the day?
Peanut butter is more new world.Aren't you expected to eat the mayo on the day?
kahn
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I guess I have to ask: What is with the British and baked beans for breakfast? They were also available at breakfast at our various hotels when touring China.
Stefan Mikes
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Baked beans for breakfast is the most English taste to imagine*! Add to it fried mushroom and black pudding
To be very honest, I was not impressed with American cuisine on my three stays in the Free Country
After my return to London, I cried from happiness at the sight of Full English and whispered: "Home, sweet home" (I find American pancakes the most disgusting meal of them all) ----------
*) If we don't mention Marmite and Bovril
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DiggyGun
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It’s a very traditional combination, I also prefer tinned plum tomatoes to grilled tomatoes.
Similarly, we Brits find pancakes and Maple syrup with bacon and sausages a strange combination. Our pancakes are much thinner and we traditionally have them on Pancake day (Shrove Tuesday, which is 47 days before Easter) with sugar and lemon juice.
kahn
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I prefer waffles although my friend makes these great cottage cheese and blueberry pancakes.
Here's one breakfast from China
I believe our Navy has beans for breakfast at least once a week.
No bike ride today. Very gusty weather systems are coming through. I just got caught in a pollen storm (it's time for the yard conifers to get it on) and then rain blew in so we had a mixture of pollen and rain. Not good for a bike ride.
No bike ride today. Very gusty weather systems are coming through. I just got caught in a pollen storm (it's time for the yard conifers to get it on) and then rain blew in so we had a mixture of pollen and rain. Not good for a bike ride.
DiggyGun
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I remember the times I have been in China, breakfast was the same as the food you ate in the evening.
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