Fourteen riders set off from Dorking en route to one of our favourite haunts, the Blue Ship at the Haven, which lies the other side of Rudgwick. The peloton consisted of Ed, Ray, Graham, Irene, Frank H, Toni, Geoff, John B, John S, John M, Vic, Pete B, Ian and Rob. The day started off dry, something to celebrate in itself, and being a pretty flat ride, a good pace was maintained as we passed through Newdigate, where Pete left us to attend to a barbecue, then Capel, where John M returned home. Weare Street was its usual traffic free self, and without mishap we passed through Ellen's Green and Rudgwick before arriving at the Blue Ship where the food and cask conditioned ales were up to their usual standard.
A light drizzle started after lunch (why does it always rain when I lead?), the ensuing display of eye catching rainwear drawing admiring (?) glances from passers by. Just beyond Ewhurst on the way back, we somehow lost Irene, Ian, Vic and Ray, while Toni attended to a rear wheel puncture. Frank and John S pressed on, while the rest of us waited while Toni fixed his second rear wheel puncture complete with cut outer tyre. John B and Geoff went their separate ways, so Graham, Ed, Toni and I pressed on to Leatherhead, forgoing tea in view of the weather. I heard later courtesy of John S that he and Frank met up with those we had lost earlier at Dorking for tea.
I covered 66 miles in all.
Rob
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