Sunday June 20 2010

I didnt take a camera (Jeff nudge nudge) so a recent snap - waiting for the Baltasound bus.

I set off on a dullish northerly day forearmed with map and outline idea in case we were leaderless. Five took last week's route though we diverged by bearing left into Betchworth. After Leigh and Irons Bottom it was up and over to Hookwood where numbers doubled and then halved as some were homeward bound. The rump took in Horley and Copthorne and climbed to Turner's Hill where winter's potholes have gone. A mess of cars at the church was evidence of nearby L2B but we veered right and after a while plunged down left before Worth Abbey. My hastily considered route had been right at the first crossroads but Jeff suggested that Ardingley reservoir was just what the doctor ordered. So breathless we arrived at the Half Moon - spit and sawdust but with prices to match. The way back lie through Handcross, Pease Pottage and Colgate. From Faygate we began to overhaul flagging L2B'ers returning from the sea. One final act for the day was a long drawn out cake session at Tanhouse Farm before dispersal below Box Hill - around 70 miles door to door.