A Group Sept 7th

Strong Westerly winds and low ominous clouds faced the A group as we left Cobham. Target was Godalming, with a fallback of Guildford should the weather break. Out along the familiar route of Plough Lane and Martyr's Green where we found the road closed for repairs. Fortunately enough pavement was left clear for us to let through and so on over Hungry Hill and up Staple Lane before the fast descent of Coombe Bottom. The weather forecast proved true and the couple of light showers were soon cleared away by the strong wind and so it was down through Albury, Chilworth and Wonersh to pick up the old railway line and through Tiltham's Green to take lunch at the Jack Phillips. Here the 13 riders were joined by the Powneys who had driven down from Cobham. After lunch, now grateful for the following wind, it was back to the railway and through Shalford to take the path along the Wey Navigational through Guildford and then through the Nature Reserve before picking up the path alongside the A3 to Ockham Bites for tea and thence home.
From Pete Barnard