Neither A's nor swimmers. Aug 1

I had expected that some non swimming Bs might turn up at Cobham so was prepared to lead them if they did. In the end there weren't many and several went with the A's to watch the Olympic time trial. So it was a select band of Terry, son in law Paul, John Mason and myself who headed off for the countryside. We were told by one group of cyclists in Plough Lane that we were going the wrong way! We made our way to the canal at Woking via Wisley and Pyrford and then followed it all the way to Brookwood. The last stretch was new for all of us. Strangely at Brookwood the cycle path ends in steps  whereas the footpath on the other side of the canal has a ramp. Very odd! Did the builders mix the plans up? From there it was a short run  along the Cemetary Pales to Pirbright and the Royal Oak on the A324. Alas, no screen but by then we had figured out that a direct run back to Cobham should allow us to watch the end on the screen there. So we left just after 2 and rode briskly taking a fairly direct route along Goose Rye Road to Old Woking, then Send Marsh, Grove Heath Road and Ockham. By 3.15 we were on an almost deserted recreation ground in Cobham watching the screen and enjoying an ice cream in the sunshine. We got to see most of the Wiggins/Froome rides and were later joined by hundreds who had been at the roadside nearby. I say most, not because we missed their starts but because just as Brad crossed Kingston Bridge the screen went blank and the signal was lost. Frenetic work by the operators averted a public lynching with the picture being restored to loud acclaim less than a minute before the gold was won. A fine end to a pleasant day out.