Hunstanton by the sea.

A cracking day forecast for Saturday so we left sunny Cambridge at the crack of 10am (no sense rushing up of a weekend is there) and headed off for the seaside. The route is straight up the A10 to Kings Lynn, and then the A149 to Hunstanton itself. Dave and Grandad took off at a fair old rate of knots, boy racers that they are, and were soon nowhere to be seen. I followed with Paul and BikerBabe Joan riding pillion trying to catch them up but it was a vain attempt.

The A10 has some nice straight bits and some curvy bits so nice variety (apart from the appalling surfacing in a couple of spots which almost jars you out of the seat just after Littleport). After being stuck behind some traffic I decided it was time to {cough} make progress {cough} and coming off a roundabout I popped it in 3rd gear and floored it past the cars in front. Looking down at the speedo I then realised that my previous "ton up" excursion was in a gear higher than it needed to be :o.

We made good time to Hunstanton and parked in the reserved bike park which is right on the sea front. Only a quid per bike and if we were any closer to the sea our tyres would be wet.


And..... relax. Dave, Grandad Frank, Paul (looking the wrong way) and BikerBabe Joan letting it all hang out.


Dave, Bikerhux, Joan, and Paul (right way round this time).


Do-it-dave replete with pristine knee sliders and his Bandit.


BikerHux and his FZ6


Bike Porn showing how close to the sea you are. Bikes all along this stretch!

After catching our breath we had the obligatory fish n chip supper while topping up our tans. The chippy is under that building you can see behind the bikes and well recommended. The more adventurous amongst us went for a plodge in the sea, while I took it easy watching the world go by (and a few people whose sunburn would hurt in the morning).

A quick loo break to cut down on excess weight on the journey back, and we scooted off the way we'd come down the A10 to Cambridge. Do-it-dave's throttle appeared to be stuck open as he took off at warp factor 10 while the rest of us took things at a more sedate pace.

A grand day out and has whetted our appetite for weekend rides and food cooked in lard.

As a bonus, when I filled my bike up this week I calculated the mileage and was pleasantly surprised. Normally I get 40-45 mpg, but with this ride out, where progress was most definitely made, oh yes, I got 55 mpg. So the next time you get pulled by the filth for speeding, just say you have to go fast to save the planet ;-)