A Group Jan 26th

The weather forecast wasn’t encouraging so I kept it short and sweet. On a dull day seventeen rode forth from Shepperton towards Chertsey Meads. After an age crossing the St Peter's Way roundabout (note to self: next time the underpass), Addlestone’s backstreets got us to Ongar Hill and onwards to New Haw. After the canal crossing we turned and joined the towpath by West Byfleet station; six miles later we were still beside the canal. Just after Woking town centre a short sharp burst of rain was a portent for the rest of the day. Blackhorse Lane was our release and led to Saunders Lane. Soon we were over 80% of the Mayford Arms clientele but the service was quick: as the last orders were being taken, the first were being consumed. After lunch "we made our goodbye and left" become the norm as one by one or in twos, people peeled off. By the end of Plough Lane, our number was four so the Medicine Garden had ample space. Cobham was being lashed by rain and gridlocked; only three thirty but lights on all the way home. Around 50 miles door to door.
From Graham Hill