A Group to Windlesham - 15 January

After the rain and wind of the last few days, and waking to more rain, the omens didn't look good - but it turned into a great day out.

At Hersham birthday boy John Bassett treated us all to elevenses - thanks John. It was also good to see Mike Morley up and about after his recent health issues.

After riding to Hersham in the rain I wasn't expecting too many people on the ride but we ended up with nineteen. By the time I had sorted the ordering of the food for lunch it was well after eleven but the rain had stopped and stayed away for the rest of the day.

The first section of the ride was joining the red dots, passing Walton, Weybridge and Addlestone stations. Then on to Ottershaw and along Gracious Pond Road before the mighty challenge of Steep Hill. From there it was straight to lunch at The Sun in Windlesham (except for Simon who thought it was still too early so wasted some time mending a p*******).

The time spent ordering the food earlier really paid off as it came quickly and we were on are way again well before two.

Birthday Boy and his All Day Breakfast.

Geoff behind the camera, I've no idea what Simon is up to.

As you can see above, by now there were shadows and the afternoon weather continued to improve so we weaved a quiet intricate route to the south of Chobham. At one point it became a bit too intricate for some as I avoided a few hundred metres of busy road.

The only bit of off-road. Dry but lacking in headroom.

Then back to Stonehill Road and a northerly approach to Addlestone, before Weybridge and on to the Riverhouse Barn in Walton. Here fifteen of us squeezed into the cafe for tea and cake and jollity.

After a while the B Group turned up and joined in the jollity until after an hour we had to wend our ways home after a fine day out.

Thanks to Dave W for his excellent back-marking, and Simon and Geoff for the photos.