It was a day like we thought had gone forever, mild Spring sunshine and a decent number turned up at Nonsuch such that we agreed to ride to Richmond Park, the scheduled destination, in two groups.
So Steve W led off first with the group who fancied themselves as the quickies. We had Tony H and Roger P recuperating from medical treatment and a couple of riders who had been up Swains Lane on Thursday but we caught them up anyway, twice, until we took our separate routes.
Roger, Anna, Tony, Ken, Maggie and I went at a modest pace through Worcester Park and New Malden to enter the park at Ladderstile Gate.
We managed to further split at the top of Warren Road when, after being delayed, the back marker took a slightly different route to that taken by the leader but we all met up again in time for the park. The delay allowed the "fast" group to get to an overpopulated Colicci's at Roehampton Gate ten minutes ahead of us but the queues to be served were so long and the available space so circumscribed that we ended up mixing the two groups, which was really pleasant in the sunshine; our contribution to inclusivity.
Home down the A3 and through Raynes Park to Lower Morden.
A pleasant day out; thank you everybody.
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