A NC start pour moi as today we're heading into the capital and just leader Simon and new member Tony so far but before the off Ed, Steve, Ann and Graham add to the numbers and a couple that last came on my run to Puttenham a couple of years ago (very wet).
We were on a mission so it turned out as we had 22 miles and a ferry crossing between 11's and lunch. So up the A24 we rode dodging parked cars, buses, taxis, pedestrians.........................and arrived at "Teapod", Shad Thames in a little over an hour.
After a very reasonable bacon ciabatta and latte (£2.95) we were away with a few extra riders from ACF.
Again no respite from the awful London traffic, down the main road towards Deptford and the welcome relief of the Thames path at the O2. What a joy, just the odd walker and plenty of SPACE.
A first for me, the Woolwich ferry, free to all, thanks Ken. Along the north bank passing the huge Tate & Lyle refinery at Silvertown.
The company was formed in 1921 from a merger of two rival sugar refiners: Henry Tate & Abram Lyle. Henry Tate (1819-1899) founded the Tate Gallery in 1897.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the design of the"Lyles Golden Syrup"can is virtually unchanged since 1885 and is Britain's oldest brand. It depicts a lion surrounded by a swarm of bees.
The site at Silvertown (Henry Tate's factory) is one of two in Europe, the other being in Lisbon, Portugal. They import raw sugar from African, Carribean and Pacific countries to convert into pure sugar for industrial & retail consumption.
We found the Regents Canal going west and left it at Kingsland Road where lunch was taken at the Geffrye Museum.
With most still in tow, we headed south and the wonderful Elephant & Castle death trap where Ann narrowly avoided becoming a cycling statistic.
Tea was at Simon's 1920's semi in Streatham.
Thanks Simon, a truely different experience, if you know what I mean......
Unseasonably mild (+13) but overcast.
50ish miles with speeds around 14mph, traffic allowing.
We were on a mission so it turned out as we had 22 miles and a ferry crossing between 11's and lunch. So up the A24 we rode dodging parked cars, buses, taxis, pedestrians.........................and arrived at "Teapod", Shad Thames in a little over an hour.
After a very reasonable bacon ciabatta and latte (£2.95) we were away with a few extra riders from ACF.
Again no respite from the awful London traffic, down the main road towards Deptford and the welcome relief of the Thames path at the O2. What a joy, just the odd walker and plenty of SPACE.
A first for me, the Woolwich ferry, free to all, thanks Ken. Along the north bank passing the huge Tate & Lyle refinery at Silvertown.
The company was formed in 1921 from a merger of two rival sugar refiners: Henry Tate & Abram Lyle. Henry Tate (1819-1899) founded the Tate Gallery in 1897.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the design of the"Lyles Golden Syrup"can is virtually unchanged since 1885 and is Britain's oldest brand. It depicts a lion surrounded by a swarm of bees.
The site at Silvertown (Henry Tate's factory) is one of two in Europe, the other being in Lisbon, Portugal. They import raw sugar from African, Carribean and Pacific countries to convert into pure sugar for industrial & retail consumption.
We found the Regents Canal going west and left it at Kingsland Road where lunch was taken at the Geffrye Museum.
With most still in tow, we headed south and the wonderful Elephant & Castle death trap where Ann narrowly avoided becoming a cycling statistic.
Tea was at Simon's 1920's semi in Streatham.
Thanks Simon, a truely different experience, if you know what I mean......
Unseasonably mild (+13) but overcast.
50ish miles with speeds around 14mph, traffic allowing.
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