AA Group June 25th

Pictures from Pam

Thought you may like to hear of the 'A A' group ride led by Irene. I met Irene on the towpath outside her home en route to Chertsey Bridge to meet Pete Mathews and Gill. Our planned lunch stop was at The Cricketers, Maidens Green (or is it Winkfield Row)! We stopped for some time watching the pony and her foal by the water where Nessie dwells! then down past golf club where we had to dive into bushes (well almost) to get out of the way of a fire engine, lights a flashing and all that. Peter finished upon the opposite side of lane cos his brake cable broke, just like that! Who had a spare cable? Irene! I was so impressed, must add one to my kit! On to Egham Hill and into Windsor Park at Bishopsgate for tea (11's) at the village shop. No Royalty to day! This is where we saw the swan taking his/her youngster for a walk along the verge. We decided to take lunch at the Oaktree Garden Centre, (very near to The Cricketers)just for a change, very good and very cheap!. We returned via bridle paths and onto Ascot race course (well, we crossed the course), through Cheapside, through Blackness Gate into Windsor Park again, past the Polo pitches and out of Bishopsgate, then down Tite Hill to my place for afternoon tea and bikies etc. When it was time to move on we all returned to Chertsey Bridge, reversing the route we used in the morning. Pam