A Group 22/8/12

With a B+ ride to deplete the number of A's for Wednesdays ride and the Greeno centre looking bare of cyclists I was pleased to have a group of 10 for the ride to Virginia Water for lunch, almost. Jeff was concerned that he could not change gear and on examination I discovered that the cable had actually broken, so off he set with only 2 high gears to get a replacement agreeing to meet us at lunch.
Frank was on his new rather exquisite trike, having lifted it up it weighs less than my old Raleigh!  We headed into Shepperton and then left into Laleham road and left again into Sheep walk, a right into  Chertsey road and through Chertsey  and onto Thorpe road and a right a Thorpe green took us off road to Hurst lane, Stroud lane and a left through to Prune hill and Englefield Green and Wick road and into Windsor Great park. A loop up Bishopsgate road and left into Prince Consorts drive lead us to the HRH Jubilee statue for a minor photo shoot.
On past the Guards Polo fields and out to Blacknest road and across the A30 and into the Wentworth estate and a left took us to Callow hill and down to lunch at the Rose and Olive Branch where Jeff, camera in hand, was waiting.
Once everybody, apart from Jeff, had had their fill we were off the easy way down Callow hill and back to Chertsey(Vic departed at the bridge), past Shepperton Studios and on to Upper Haliford and through Ginge Farm estate, Hazelwood golf course and onto Hampton and back roads to Squires Garden centre at Fulwell for afternoon tea.  For me 54 miles with a nice crowd and good weather.

Author: Tony