*10 Under the Ben* Macretro Official Ride 2 *15th May 2010*

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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our Macretro dead.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
Let pry through the portage of the head
Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it
As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.
Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,
Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit
To his full height. On, on, you noblest Scots.
Whose blood is fet from fathers of water-proof!
Fathers that, like so many Fettlers,
Have in these parts from morn till even fought
And sheathed their swords for lack of argument:
Dishonour not your mothers; now attest
That those whom you call'd fathers did beget you.
Be copy now to men of grosser blood,
And teach them how to war. And you, good teuchter,
Whose limbs were made in Scotland, show us here
The mettle of your pasture; let us swear
That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not;
For there is none of you so mean and base,
That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry 'God for Macretro, Scotland, and Saint Retrobike!'
 
What's everyone taking in the way of food/fuel ?, I'm packing a Smoked sausage, a couple of pot noodles (will need to steal a kettle for these though :LOL: ), some dried fruit, some "fresh" fruit in a container, a bag of nuts, maybe a malt loaf.

Will need to stop at the petrol station first thing so will grab a plastic tub of pasta, five cans of Relentless and about a dozzen Dime bars :LOL:

Should be like a friggin rocket tomorrow :D
 
ten under the ben

sustenance = as much alcohol as you can bring, some pasta and some
fruit .ohh and some chocolate incase theres a stray woman or 2
 
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