A dank and
murky morning didn’t deter 21 riders from starting out from Weybridge, our
numbers bolstered by two Theresa’s, one a previous B grouper, the other on their
first ride with us! We set out via
Cox’s Lock, Liberty Lane and Rowtown then climbed towards Foxhills. Pam punctured here and she and Tim took the direct route to lunch after effecting repairs, while the main group (less one who also left us at this point) continued via Gracious Pond, Chobham and Pennypot Lane
to West End, then taking the back lanes towards Lightwater before turning for
Windlesham. The Sun did us proud as
usual. They already had a group booking so
service was slightly slower than is usual here, but we were still away for home
shortly after 2.00pm, and the general verdict on choice, quality, and value for
money at the pub was very good!
Emerging from the cosy bar the gloom only seemed
to have worsened, so I slightly commuted the planned return route to take us via Valley End, Gracious Pond (again!) to Foxhills and Chertsey level crossing. Here we were just caught by the barriers and became involuntary ‘anoraks’ for some minutes as we
waited for a very long goods train to pass!
It was plain sailing then to Addlestonemoor, Weybridge and Walton, where
we arrived just before 3.30 pm for tea.
The group was somewhat depleted by then, many having peeled off to make
their separate ways home and dodge the premature twilight. All in all a miserable day weather-wise, but
lifted by a cheery bunch of riders and the brilliant displays of autumn leaves
along the route! Many thanks to Tony
Hooker for excellent back-marking out and back, and to corner-markers too
numerous to name, but who all did multiple stints, but most especially Gill!
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