New Haw Day Care centre is a new elevenses destination for many of the current Easy Riders. An early start from North Cheam was decided upon bearing in mind the unfamiliarity of the latter stages of the route and the high temperatures. With Sabina Winkler and Bernard Prado, who I met for the first time at the Tri-Vets, having to opt out owing to a puncture, just four of us set out – myself, Anne Connaughton, Jane Gunningham and Sandy Bayliss.
The weather was kind in the morning with cloudy skies
limiting the impact of the sun. Having ascertained that we could not join the
Wey Navigation at Weybridge, we took the Addlestone detour and then on to the
Wey at New Haw before switching to the Basingstoke Canal. We were met by Dawn
Moriarty at the Day Centre.
Any thought of going further afield was quickly dismissed and we retraced our steps to Weybridge before enjoying a clear run along the Thames Path to Walton. Lunch at the Jolly Coopers at Hampton was, as on previous visits, very good value. It was roughly 40 miles in all.
Frank Carter
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