A great birthday ride with 8 of my Pedaller Pals. Karen had planned a challenging route with a nice quiet country pub, the White Hart, in Bishopstone for our lunch. The day was warm, overcast with a threat of rain which never came. Unfortunately two cables across the road in Alderbury caused two of our riders to take a tumble. Bill was OK but PinkPal collected some nasty road rash on her elbow. In Salisbury she got first aid from Boots. After lunch we had to tackle the highest and hardest hill of the day. I was mighty glad of Txiki's e-power. Our return through the New Forest was enlivened by the donkeys and ponies that just stood in the middle of the road. Back at Poppies we had birthday cake with a candle. THANKS pals for a super day almost as good as the one I had in France three years ago.