I arrived early, around 9.55, to the
Nibbles cafe Datchet and in dribs and drabs 15 assembled by train or
bike. We never managed to set off until 11.15 as Grant arrived late
having punctured.
The Sun never raised it's head and
there was a slight chill in the air but just nice for cycling.
Through Windsor , Clewer, Oakley Green, Stud Green, Waltham St
Lawrence and the edge of Twyford and onto Hurst and a group photo
outside the Castle Inn which has a CTC plaque mounted on the wall
outside, see photo. We managed a good pace and arrived at Dinton dead
on 1.00pm for lunch at the Dragonfly cafe. We all sat inside and the
service was excellent and we managed to leave dead on 2.00pm.
Lots of nice country lanes for our
journey back to Windsor Great park, by now the temperature has risen
sufficiently to remove a layer of clothing. All enjoyed the decent of
Crimp hill and onto tea at Windsor farm shop. Some had already headed
home once we reached Old Windsor. Most had cake! And enjoyed a chat
before heading different ways home. I lead few back to Datchet to
catch a train back. I headed East through back roads home. A very
pleasant day on the bike and 71 miles door to door.
Thank you all for your company and to
Terry for back marking.
Tony..
1 comment:
Didn't get to see u at T so thanks for a lovely ride . We didn't ride all the way back but got a train from Staines . Strava did resume recording correctly despite 2 train interruptions 64 miles.
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