2020 South Devon CTC Instagram Year Book.

CTC South Devon 2020 Instagram Yearbook

The Highwayman aka Shaun East

Graham Brodie aka Bike Magnet

https://www.instagram.com/south_devon_ctc/

THIS IS OUR 2020 INSTAGRAM YEAR BOOK. Last year, I enjoyed putting this yearbook together so much that I have decided to do it again.

To those who don’t know about The Instagram Yearbook, let me explain.

South Devon CTC, for nearly 3 years now, has had an Instagram page. The two people on the left hand side are the main contributors of photographic content. We do this to try and raise the profile of SDCTC to a wider audience, much in the same vain as Facebook. We have now tipped, 250 followers, some of which as far as The United States and Australia and we have also noticed that we are now connected to many other CTC groups nation wide and other people with the same passion for touring, audax and non competitive cycling.

What does the above mean? To many, not that much. But it is

nice to see that we are recognised in a community of like minded people and groups.

However, the yearbook is a snap shot in a period of time, that at present, we can look back on in a safer place.

Although our events have not been running due to CV-19, we have all managed to prepare and organise ourselves with the motivation to get out there and cycle. Please enjoy this retrospective of 2020, the year of I-Spy-Solation!

Safe pedalling.

The Highwayman.

.............January

Tree lined Totnes trail.

New Year evening run.

Coastal lights.

Soggy on the sea front.

Amusements, a gorilla and a Raleigh.

...........February

SDCTC Seaborne division in action again!

Pedalling through Puddington.

The big fix.

Found this ‘ere salubrious #audaxhotel while putting a rain jacket on.

SDCTC Seaborne division in action again.

Cake tomorrow but may involve snorkeling!

...........March

Delightful Dorset.

Dead Woman’s Ditch.

Puncture time.

Sustenance!

United colours of Dorset.

Wells, Mells and Old Rail trails.

Great ride today to Avon Dam. With all the wet weather we have had of recent, it is no surprise that it is overflowing!

Off to see the great white wall of Avon Dam.

Almost home.

Interesting times.

.................APRIL

Grey skies, colourful lanes!

We are all off to our virtual pub; “The Winged Wheel� tonight. Where drinks come in cans or bottles and chatting is done over a screen. Well, the one thing you can say about cycle tourists, we are resourceful.

Various photos from various evenings at “The Winged Wheel� pub. It was where the I-Spy-Solation challenge was conceived.

Stony track to Scoriton.

Sunday 18th April 1982.

Archive: Sunday 16th August 1981. Nigel leads the way across the River Avon near Huntingdon Cross.

Fine feathered fly past.

Lovely in Lustleigh.

Possibly the flattest road in the South Hams!

Scavenging around the bay.

.....................May

Apparently taking a picture of your bike laying down is where it’s at right now.

Skyconic.

Chasing Rays.

Going green.

Crimson moment.

inSpired iSpysolation.

ISpysolating

Not welcome here unless you are naughty!

Signs of spring.

Horse chestnuts and bluebells.

Bickington Church.

....................June

Heading home.

Moretonhampstead is rammed!

Roaring around the lanes.

Be aware ..

How did you spend your day to day? We spent it looking for Gnomes.

ISpysolation rewards.

Boxes and roses.

Lamps x 4.

Urban graffiti.

Knock knock...

Phil and foxgloves.

....................July

Another typical, but stunning South Hams view from last night’s pub ride to Denbury.

Hay bales suggest that it is harvest time from the winter crop.

The ruined Hallsands.

You have to Start somewhere.

At the pub.

Coombe Cellars.

Sun drenched lanes to the pub.

Sunny South Hams.

What do you use to keep warm up on t’moors?

Why a 1000pcs Battle of Britain jigsaw puzzle of course.

................August

Coffee in the rain - but smiling!

South Hams gumlane - proper!

A few miles with Marcia on her WR attempt at LEJOGLE.

Marcia’s gone bananas!

Fine sunset on last Wednesdays evening ride.

Shore to Moor 200km.

It’s a sign.

..........September

Early morning, friendly faces.

Time to head out of Wales.

Going up!

Brodie mini tour.

Bude bound.

A sunny century.

Feeling weak at Week.

Lovely Devon lanes.

Squeezing the last of Summer?

............October

Autumn morning glory!

Staverton under the stars.

And the rain cleared.

Going with the flow on The Old Avonwick Cobbled Road.

On a day like today it’s hard enough just to walk on the slippy cobbles, so time was taken to sit by the river and admire the Dipper.

Soggy lanes.

A favourite view.

Den of tea drinkers.

Exploring Exmoor.

Sunny moors.

Searching out the showers.

Fernworthy bound.

...........November

Lovely lanes! Devon has many.

Totnes.

Fog lamps.

Autum evening lanes.

Night manoeuvres.

SDCTC Seaborne pre-lockdown division in action.

Ansteys cove.

Autumn lanes.

Sunny moors.

Sunset at Stover.

Autumnal Kramping.

...........December

Pedal to the pier.

Moonlit bay.

On the trails.

Haldon trails.

Bubble to Buckfast.

Sun soaked and rain soaked roads.

Dazzling sun.

Early morning Totnes.

News Alert! To all you hipster bike packers out there. You are all behind the curve. Danglebrew is now a thing, get yours at an overprice boutique near you! We are sure @thebonking @grassupthemiddlecc @lostlanes @ adamwatkins87 @stefanamato @ panniercc would agree. So go on treat yourself this Christmas to 2021 latest cycling trend.

2021 PHOTO COMPETITION We are bringing back The Highwayman Photo Competition.

We will be setting a bi-monthly theme to aid creative responses.

With the best of the best receiving the “much� coveted photo competition trophy!

Further to this, with permission from the author of the photo, we will post each notable submission on to the South Devon CTC Instagram page. This will also created greater and more diverse content for our page.

Submission themes will be issued either on the SDCTC e-mail round robin or The Highwayman magazine.

All submissions to be sent to: thehighwayman@yahoo.com