A vision of snow and ice was the first thing to be seen this morning, so for the first time since joining the Wayfarers, bike was put on back of van, to be transported in comparative safety to Oxshott. The roads, at least the main ones, looked to be rideable from there, so my trip to Walton was completed on two wheels.
A few hardy souls had gathered there, ignoring the doom laden weather forecast and meagre window of daylight. Thus it was that our group, focusing on quality rather than quantity, and consisting of Eddie, Mark, (resplendent with new snow tyres), Mike, Ray, Jeff and Rob, set off into the frozen wastes.
The plan originally had been to end up at Guildford, but this had to be hastily revised, and a main road only route to Epsom was substituted. Heavy Christmas traffic was encountered in Walton, and later at Esher, where Ray and Eddie were temporarily detached. All met up safely at ‘Spoons at Epsom, where an earnest discussion about the CTC becoming a full blown charity was held.
Tea was dispensed with, and everybody dispersed hopefully in time to get home in the light. Mileage for me was a crippling 21.
Rob
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