On Saturday as the weather improved in the afternoon, Gill and I decided to take a flask and do the trip up to Haldon Belvedere. What should have been a round trip of 12 or 13 miles, ended up being a 22 mile marathon.
We stopped for a cuppa near the Belvedere, but could not go in the grounds due to a private function. When we finished our cuppa, we agreed to do the longer route home. As I had already done 24 miles, since the last charge, the last few miles we had to keep an eye on the amount of charge we had left. Being a Weekend the road across Haldon and down Jackdaw Hill was busier than a weekday with traffic.
Doing the 1.8 miles between the top of Jackdaw Hill, and Black Forest Lodge, the batteries were given a nice boost.
Shortly after the above photo was taken, we met up with two vehicles, One towards us and One behind us. We turned round as there was a spot about a hundred yards away, where we could pull in. The car behind us had to reverse about half a mile, but we waited for him before continuing our journey.
Luckily the rest of the journey was uneventful, which is the way we like it. What was planned as a 2 to 3 hour trip, turned out to be over 5 hours, but with sunshine most of the time, it was a lovely afternoon and early evening.
