Still Monday 10th August, before lunch...
Just a few words about 'The Dreem' -
Although the lane is labelled as a foot path on the OS Landranger map # 95, it's a perfectly legal 'Greenway Road' and accordingly sign-posted on location and in the 'Public Rights of Way' map:
Apparently, it can be ridden easily and pretty fast when you enter the trail from Laxey. Well, we didn't know that (Matt omitting this vital information? Tina not paying attention? Will we ever know?) and started from Glen Mona...
A few hundred yards into the lane I had the uncomfortable notion that Emmsy would not be amused...
And I think I mentioned it before, it can feel quite lonely up in the mountain...
Well, Tina came after me on foot and together we looked round the corner if the terrain would get any easier. Et voilà - the trail levelled out a bit and eventually became more dirt than rock.
So we thought we'd gather some strength first, have some lunch and then decide if we should carry on or turn around...
The weather improved by the minute and the views were absolutely stunning
Emma's spirits lifted rapidly and in the end it was her who came up with the best strategies to tackle the ascent...
We would do it in stages: first bring one bike after the other up to the point where mine was stationary - and then repeat the exercise until we were all at the top
Tina didn't need a lot of 'guide lines'...
Emma going strong
Sarah spent the first break adequately in some lovely gorse...
... while Emma had more practical things to do...
On the second stage the rocks got smaller and we rode the bikes a bit further up than necessary to find a comfortable parking spot
Not the best idea as it turned out when the little Honda wouldn't want to start anymore. Well, I had jump leads in my tool pack - but no one really fancied riding back down the lane, turn their bike round and get it up again. It was hot, we were boiling and knackered and therefore resorted to the second best option:
Out came the tow straps...
... and in a combined team effort we pulled Emmsy's bike up to the operating theatre...
... where it was successfully resuscitated.
Phew, that hurdle was taken - it couldn't get any worse, could it? :evil
To be continued...
Just a few words about 'The Dreem' -
Although the lane is labelled as a foot path on the OS Landranger map # 95, it's a perfectly legal 'Greenway Road' and accordingly sign-posted on location and in the 'Public Rights of Way' map:
Apparently, it can be ridden easily and pretty fast when you enter the trail from Laxey. Well, we didn't know that (Matt omitting this vital information? Tina not paying attention? Will we ever know?) and started from Glen Mona...
A few hundred yards into the lane I had the uncomfortable notion that Emmsy would not be amused...
And I think I mentioned it before, it can feel quite lonely up in the mountain...
Well, Tina came after me on foot and together we looked round the corner if the terrain would get any easier. Et voilà - the trail levelled out a bit and eventually became more dirt than rock.
So we thought we'd gather some strength first, have some lunch and then decide if we should carry on or turn around...
The weather improved by the minute and the views were absolutely stunning
Emma's spirits lifted rapidly and in the end it was her who came up with the best strategies to tackle the ascent...
We would do it in stages: first bring one bike after the other up to the point where mine was stationary - and then repeat the exercise until we were all at the top
Tina didn't need a lot of 'guide lines'...
Emma going strong
Sarah spent the first break adequately in some lovely gorse...
... while Emma had more practical things to do...
On the second stage the rocks got smaller and we rode the bikes a bit further up than necessary to find a comfortable parking spot
Not the best idea as it turned out when the little Honda wouldn't want to start anymore. Well, I had jump leads in my tool pack - but no one really fancied riding back down the lane, turn their bike round and get it up again. It was hot, we were boiling and knackered and therefore resorted to the second best option:
Out came the tow straps...
... and in a combined team effort we pulled Emmsy's bike up to the operating theatre...
... where it was successfully resuscitated.
Phew, that hurdle was taken - it couldn't get any worse, could it? :evil
To be continued...