After a month off the bike (and off his legs) due to an accident at the foundry Charlie worked at, he goes off on a long ride of 93 miles, heeding always the doctor’s instructions to ‘Just knock about a bit’.  In other words – take things easy !  Starting out with a companion called Joe, who had a master’s degree in ‘Blinding’ was just what Charlie needed to ease himself back into the saddle.  Joe also had another problem.  He just couldn’t pass a mature blackberry bush to save his life, hence his nickname of ‘Blackberry Joe’.