Sunny with a Chance of Rain Later; Nonsuch short ride 2 May

 

By Karen C

Having finally recovered from a wind-beaten recce to Egham on Wednesday, and buoyed by the fine (for now) weather, I headed over to NSP for a more leisurely option.  Some of our faster members had headed out on the long ride earlier, and Steve arrived thereafter to take up the slack.

However, there was still a fair few chomping at the bit in anticipation of the short Malden Church option. There was much milling around awaiting TBD leader to step forward when, thankfully, Tony arrived and volunteered his services.

So it was pretty much the usual suspects joining us for the short ride, with the welcome additions of Sandy from the Midweek Wayfarers and Nigel C, returning to cycling after an extended injury-related absence.

After leaving the hustle and bustle of Cheam and the Sutton bypass, we followed the cycle route to and through Fairlands Park and the back woods of North Cheam.  We then headed towards Raynes Park via the Sir Joseph Hood recreation ground.  We eventually made it to the World of Golf after what seemed like multiple slopes and subways criss-crossing the A3.  It was somewhat of a start/stop route so not ideal for Nigel's return to cycling on a heavy ebike, but he soldiered on without complaint.

After coffee, natter and observations about golf balls caught in the netting, we set off towards Motspur Park - with the inevitable footbridge thrown in.  Intermittent drizzle was falling by the time we reached Stoneleigh but most of us (sorry Sharon!) made it home before the heavy stuff arrived.