title The BSCC Annual Bike Ride, Marquess of Exeter, Oakham, Rutland - 12th May 2001 intro The Brome Swan Cycle Club goes on its annual weekend away, this time to the Marquess of Exeter hotel in Oakham, right at the foot of the steepest hill in England. At least that's what it feels like on the way up. After that, it's a spin around Rutland Water, including the flooded church at Normanton, and dinner at the hotel. Note: these photos were overwritten with their scaled versions a long time ago, so are blurrier than normal. dcp_0133 A bluebell wood on the way round dcp_0134 Nosher and the gang dcp_0135 Suey gets caught out by being in a photo dcp_0137 A pile of bikes dcp_0138 More club mingling dcp_0139 Apple and Paul dcp_0140 There's a paid-for barbeque in the car park dcp_0141 A nice thatched cottage somewhere dcp_0143 Apple, John Willy and Nigel dcp_0145 Jill talks to Anne and Jenny dcp_0146 Pippa gives Apple a hug dcp_0147 Apple and Paul dcp_0149 Suey with the tandem dcp_0150 The placid waters of Rutland dcp_0151 Group photo near the marina dcp_0153 Normanton church dcp_0155 Lots of bikes milling around dcp_0159 Apple cues up dcp_0160 Apple outside the Wheatsheaf dcp_0161 In the tarmac beer garden dcp_0162 Heading into another pub dcp_0165 The Boy Phil, DH and Paul dcp_0168 Waiting at a junction dcp_0170 Nosher stops for another wee dcp_0172 John Willy points dcp_0173 Apple does some emergency pumping dcp_0175 Outside the Marquess of Exeter, after the ride dcp_0178 Pre-dinner drinkies dcp_0179 Alan looks over dcp_0180 Bomber Langdon and Phillip dcp_0181 Time for dinner dcp_0182 Marc, Suey and DH dcp_0184 An Ericsson R520m at work, for some reason dcp_0186 Alan and Spam at the bar dcp_0187 The BSCC in a pub somewhere dcp_0188 The bar dude checks a menu dcp_0190 The Sock hangs about on the stairs dcp_0192 The Sock cannot resist the power of string