Paul writes
A day fit for early September graced our last Saturday ride of British Summer Time and a healthy crowd turned up at Nonsuch. It was really good to see Nigel T there, courtesy of Caroline, albeit on his crutch. Steve W, as usual, had turned up to lead the long ride during Nigel's incapacity and I led out the first of the groups heading for Cobham through Stoke d'Abernon. We had Sue, Anne, Anna, Roger, Maggie, Ken and Nigel C, by no means a newcomer, but welcome as he took another step towards recovery from his nasty tendon injury of two years ago.
I took a near miss from a white van driver, Nigel C behind me reckoned it was four inches or so, quite deliberate, done for a laugh with his female passenger. I spent the rest of the ride designing in my head a little paint spray device to be affixed to my right pedal in order to decorate offending vehicles.
Which was a pity, since it was a lovely day for a pleasant ride through the Birds Hill Estate and Cobham Park; pleasantly warm sunshine and a gentle breeze. Nowadays one is spoilt for choice for coffee in Cobham; we chose the cafe on Hollyhedge Road. Maggie and I shared the last piece of lemon drizzle cake and we want you all to know that it was absolutely delicious.
Home through Stoke d'A , Leatherhead and Ashtead and Epsom Commons.
They have at last resurfaced the railway bridge at Ewell West, so you no longer have to pull a metre away from the curb to surmount the apex of the bridge. Everybody made it back to Nonsuch, and for Nigel C it was a bit of a triumph; farther than he has ridden before in his rehab.
For us it was 55.5 Km, though we travel a little further than most and Nigel C will have done about 40 Km (24 miles or so). A good day out.
Pictures by Sue
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