A sunny Saturday for two welcome visitors; Nonsuch Park 13 June

There was plenty of activity on a sunny June Saturday at the Nonsuch Mansion.

In the morning Alan, with Steph's help, had taken the All Day riders to the South Coast and in the afternoon a decent handful of the stay-behinds met at the usual time to do something more modest in the pleasant heat.  The best part was that there were some rare visitors to be spotted amongst the Nonsuch Greenery; ages since we had seen Isabel, and then there was Mick, who rarely rides with us now but who has ridden with the club for thirty five years.

Navaid, Nigel, Lorraine, Rob, Steve and isabel at the Flying Cloud

Whilst Steve took one group off to have ice cream at the Flying Cloud at Teddington Bridge, several of us, planning to go out in the evening, opted for a short ride to Oaks Park.  Frankly, I was troubled that such a ride would be a bit dull and, if asked to lead, I was thinking of going over Banstead to stretch it a bit.  But Tony was there to lead and we fell in behind and left it to him.

Maggie, giving that shoulder muscle another work-out, and Mick, rusty in the leg, were looking forward to the slightly dull trip to Oaks Park but this was Tony leading and where did he take us?  All the way up to Banstead, along to Woodmansterne and down past the lavender fields to Oaks Park. 

Roger, Anna, Tony, Mick & Maggie at the Oaks Park cafe; cheer up everybody!

 

Now we're not so close together, at least we get one smile and two half-smiles

There we had refreshment in the sunshine before zooming down the hill to Woodmansterne Lane and going our several ways.  All a bit of a contrast to Wednesday's icy showers and Sussex hills on the Wayfarers' ride to Shoreham.