Easy Riders 31 October

Some eight riders left Nth Cheam: Cliff Angie & Les, Les J, Norman, Sandy and Lynda,I've forgotten one, heading for our coffee stop at the Kings Centre Chessington, where tea coffee and cakes were enjoyed by all including David & Wendy, Sonia, Brian and Roger who joined us there. Suitably refreshed we continued our ride having lost Angie & Les and Norman who had other fish to fry.

Due to Blackhills now having stopped cyclists and pedestrians passing thro we had to bypass it and continue to Sandy Lane to make our way to the Running Mare at Cobham. This is a good Pub and I think we all enjoyed a good lunch and a good old natter, during which in respect of the problems in America we nicknamed Sandy " Hurricane". Tea was programmed to be taken at Lynda's favourite place, 5 on the Bridge at Hampton Ct. Cliff was only sure of half the route so David provided the knowledge when Cliff's ran out and we all arrived safely. After tea we split with Brian, David & Wendy and Roger heading towards the Kingston area and Cliff, Lynda, Sandy and Sonia towards Cheam in the patchy but hard rain. Part of the way Sonia split, leaving 3 of us to return to the start. 29 miles clocked by me.

Cliff