By the time we left Dorking a steady rain was falling though much less so at Coldharbour where Mark and I joked that we might have been above it. A short while later we were certainly in the cloud as a thick mist enveloped Leith Hill and we encountered several cars without lights. I was glad I'd brought mine so they could see us. At this point Mike punctured but it was quickly fixed. In the conditions I abandoned the plan to go down Tanhurst and headed down Leith Hill Lane. By the time we got to Walliswood the rain eased off and we had some respite until it returned briefly around Broadbridge Heath. A rare trip up Itchingfield Lane brought us to Barns Green and then to the Bax Castle - once a regular haunt of the C&M but everyone's first visit with the Wayfarer's. Good food was quickly served and we were made very welcome. They are on the Down's Link so cyclists are very much part of normal business and bike racks are provided.
The return was almost dry and with the wind behind us we made good progress. The path across Rookwood Golf Course took us to Warnham and from Rusper we returned to Denbies along Partridge Lane where we had clearly just missed some excitement involving several police cars.
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