diggerdave
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Last weekend we took a trip to the land of mist, dragons, and beautiful scenery (and poor-quality restaurant food). The Wayfarer is thought of as one of the best lanes in the UK. It's not technical at all, but the landscape is special in a way that you can't quite put your finger on. There is a monument at the high point of the Wayfarer to 'the wayfarer' himself (Walter MacGregor Robinson), actually an intrepid cyclist who was a pioneer of cross-country cycling in the 20s and 30s. His willingness to escape the boring confines of tarmac and explore unsurfaced rights of way has led the green laning community to adopt him as one of our own in spirit. There's a metal box for people to write in a visitor book and a weird sort of ritual has developed: all visitors must leave a 'gift' in the box. It's contents this week included an (empty) can of coke, a (full) can of carling, a broken car radio, and an item of ladies sanitary paraphenalia with wings (I'm reliably informed)... We left some sweets.