Saturday's daytime Central London temperature was -1, the coldest day for a decade.
No worries today though, plenty of warm-ish sunshine and dry.
I arrived at Morrisons, Reigate to find the NC starters Mike(L), Graham and Ed locking their bikes. Inside was Bob, Jake, Florence & Ian to soon be joined by off-roaders Keith and Andrew.
After picking up "free" clems & coffee courtesy of the Daily Mirror, it was an easterly direction, wind assisted to lunch at Crockham Hill.
Lunch carriers sat in the memorial gardens in bright sunshine. The "ravenous" rest picked the short straw when the publican sent them on their way due to a large unbooked party and insufficient staffing levels.
We eventually regrouped at W'spoons in Oxted. The remainder of the ride was in two groups - Mike leading homeward bound and Ian leading Graham & myself to a computer masterclass at his bungalow.
The later proved successful although a considerable amount of work is still to be done.
In the meantime, thanks go to Ian for his generosity at Wetherspoons and later in a Kingston restaurant.
Pics include Tilburstow Hill viewpoint and a nasty stretch of ice where Florence lost contact with the road...........glad to report she's OK.
No worries today though, plenty of warm-ish sunshine and dry.
I arrived at Morrisons, Reigate to find the NC starters Mike(L), Graham and Ed locking their bikes. Inside was Bob, Jake, Florence & Ian to soon be joined by off-roaders Keith and Andrew.
After picking up "free" clems & coffee courtesy of the Daily Mirror, it was an easterly direction, wind assisted to lunch at Crockham Hill.
Lunch carriers sat in the memorial gardens in bright sunshine. The "ravenous" rest picked the short straw when the publican sent them on their way due to a large unbooked party and insufficient staffing levels.
We eventually regrouped at W'spoons in Oxted. The remainder of the ride was in two groups - Mike leading homeward bound and Ian leading Graham & myself to a computer masterclass at his bungalow.
The later proved successful although a considerable amount of work is still to be done.
In the meantime, thanks go to Ian for his generosity at Wetherspoons and later in a Kingston restaurant.
Pics include Tilburstow Hill viewpoint and a nasty stretch of ice where Florence lost contact with the road...........glad to report she's OK.
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