Monday, July 12, 2010

Sunday July 11 2010

For a change the Kingston group were treated to Bushey Park deer, Feltham wheat, and amongst the Spelthorne sprawl, Europe's largest prison for women. As usual there was a sprint to the Luteyns teashop where in time our ranks swelled to fourteen including newcomer, David Leach. Three (and Bob) had other plans so the Irascible lead through the Great Park and then down the North road from Maidens Green to Moss End and Binfield where the Victoria Arms is a real find - a CAMRA boozer with doorstep sandwiches on Sundays with no pretensions to gastro. They even have bikestands (ok wheel benders) in the garden. We'll certainly come again.

Bob rejoined us and the meal was enlivened by Janice eating an oversized club sandwich whilst repairing a puncture - her first in over 15 years! She needed coaching but otherwise it was all her own work. Too soon we were off exploring the Bracknell sewage works on a track unsuited to narrow treadless tyres. But it brought us out near Moss End and a second North road running from Warfield Church through Chavey Down and Ascot Racecourse and back into the Park. Tea was taken leisurely at the village shop before we descended to Staines and went our various ways. Yet another skin-reddening day of around 60 miles.

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