Easy Riders - 19th August

The wet weather deterred some of our usual riders however six of us met at a cafe with canopy shelter in The Apple Market in Kingston for elevenses with drinks coffee and tea at half price. We followed the Thames path along the Surrey side and crossed over Richmond Bridge to take the path up to The London Apprentice where two tables for six had been booked . This would have been about right had we had our usual contingent turn up but we didn't say anything.

After lunch we went through Syon Park to join High Street, Brentford and then on to and over Kew Bridge where we took the Thames Path to Mortlake. We turned left into Mortlake High Street and followed through into Barnes High Street where we turned right into Station Road and right again into Vine Road which has a double level crossing. We surmised that it was the train that Bernard Brindley caught at Barnes that held us up. We then turned right into Upper Richmond Road and first left into Hertford Avenue which led us to Sheen Gate and then along to the cafe by Roehampton Gate. Only two of us stopped there for tea. In fact we two were the only customers sitting down. We exited Robin Hood Gate to join the A3 and home.

John