California Here We Come; Beddington 1-o-clockers and Nonsuch 2-o-clockers to Belmont 21 March

By Roger 

It was a fine spring day to be riding along the Wandle en route to the AGM at The California pub at Belmont.

Sue, Colin, Mick, Anna and Roger were joined at the mansion by Paul, Roland, Ken and Sharon who had met as usual on the third Saturday of the month at Beddington at 1pm.

We set off heading for Carshalton High Street and Spilt Milk.  Having ridden the route the day before and aided by Beeline we soon threaded our way through Sutton and Rosehill Park and via Robertsbridge Road onto the Wandle trail.

It was an easy relaxing ride, alongside the river; even the flies took the day off, as we made it along the trail all the way to Carshalton Park and the prospect of coffee and cake at Spilt Milk.

Sue decided to make her own way on from Carshalton and despite us telling them that the best was yet to come, the coffee and cake got the better of Colin and Mick, so it was a somewhat depleted group who headed uphill all the way to Belmont, weaving our way and climbing steadily until Roland left us at Langley Park road and so missed out on the long fast drift down Chiltern Road and eventually the ample bike parking at The California.

An interesting ride to a venue that made us very welcome, along a sometimes hilly route of about fourteen miles, which was made easier by having ridden it previously and recorded it on Beeline.