C Group Feb 6th

The turnout at Cobham was great as was the weather, with sunshine all the way to The Stepping Stones for lunch. Mike led around fifteen of us, with Mark, Bill H., Bill .A.,Lynda, Beryl, the two Johns, Ron, Roger Fuzz and me plus quite a few more, over Bookham Common at the end of which we took the right turn up the tarmac for about half a mile then a left turn through a housing estate after which we decided to split up with the more intrepid opting for the Polesden Lacey direction while the rest (including yours truly) took our chances with the traffic and the less hilly way to the cycle path along the A24. Fuzz took over leadership here and we took an interesting diversion with less traffic through the Mole Valley before emerging on the aforementioned cycle path en route for the most expensive pint (3.10), I have sunk in many a moon! After a good lunch we headed, via the same cycle path for tea at Leatherhead. Bill H., and myself had ours at a cafe near Cobham station where he caught his train. I returned to the Stoke Road near The Old Plough and made for home arriving just after four with 31and a bit miles on the clock and a large thirst.---------------------Albert