It been years since we've ridden the tandem..Heck, its been years since I've actually even moved the tandem from the back of the garage.
So,when I suggested to Bex that we enter the Heaven of the South MTB event on the tandem, it required both Bex AND the bike to get back into riding shape! (not to say Bex isn't fit enough, but having not 'properly' ridden a bike for some time, her 'contact points' would need a bit of toughening up..!)

What with the Easter bank holiday weekend falling so close to a full moon, we'd had this trip planned to coincide with Tommo's week off (night shifts don't half mess with one's social life) for some time.
The numbers of interested parties cropping up on the Facebook page [no link for this one - "it's a secret..."] seemed to be climbing, so the bivi spot of choice needed to be fairly accommodating - the spot near Wiggonholt Common that Hoops and I had scoped out several months ago seemed perfect...