Cobham generally produces a high turnout, and today was no exception. Twenty riders made up the group, which became twenty-one at tea when Jen turned up. It was nice to be joined by three 'refugees' from B group, Angie, John G and David. Also present were Graham, Irene, Stephen, Brian, Richard, Ed, John S, John B, Toni, Pete M, Pete B, Mike, Grant, Vic, Frank C, Nigel and Rob.
We headed South out of Cobham via Plough Lane, past the Black Swan and the Haut Boy, then over the A3 into Ripley.After a slight hiatus at the narrow turning into Newark Lane, the route took us down Papercourt Lane, then up Send Hill, Potters Lane and into old Woking. Then it was across the A320 and into Prey Heath Road. After we decided we weren't going to infringe any Foot & Mouth regulations, our only short stretch of off road took us across Smart's Heath, and into Goose Lane. Shortly after this, David also had his front tyre goosed by a piece of glass, which necessitated a tube change. Frank stayed to assist, while the rest of us pressed on to lunch at the Cricketers at Pirbright, only a mile or two away, where the guest beers took a bit of a hammering.
After lunch, the usual front runners upped the pace, as we returned via Worplesdon, Jacobs Well and the A3 back into Ripley and to Ockham Bites for tea, where Jen's arrival coincided with that of the sun, making for a pleasantly warm ride home. I covered 56 miles. Rob
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