A & B Groups Dec 5th

Accurately forecast heavy showers kept the numbers down at Cobham. However, following Terry's offering of our traditional Christmas thank you to the good ladies at the British Legion, some 14 (Pete M, Jake, Vic, 2xJohn, Irene, Stephanie, Norman, Terry, Steve C, Les, Ian and Roger S, led by Pete B) set off on a combined A & B ride. Cutting across Downside Common and Chilbrook to avoid likely flooding along Plough Lane, it was off along familiar roads albeit in the reverse direction. Pausing briefly to cape up when the heavens opened and then to extract Ian from a ditch, it was past Ockham Bites and over the A3 to Wisley and Pyrford Lock, through Byfleet, Woodham and Row Town before a lengthy wait at Addlestone level crossing. Then through the back roads of Weybridge with Jake puncturing just short of the planned lunch stop in Walton (Wetherspoons of course).
After lunch, the equally accurate forecast sunny intervals arrived and, whilst some headed directedly home, the rest crossed back over Walton Bridge for a wind assisted trip through Lower Sunbury and Hampton Wick, with a quick diversion through Bushy Park, and over Kingston Bridge to ride along the river to the Hawker Centre at Ham for a welcome cuppa and so home.