Sunday 5th February 2012

On the road since 7.30am................allegedly :-)

Pete & Jake.........whatever happened to really short shorts? ;-)

Thanks to Simon for bringing back memories of happy days :-)

The top table.

Snow is not welcome on a Sunday........or a Saturday night come to that.But our locality got several cm which meant only the hardy would enter out on two wheels.

I arrived at Ashtead Garden Centre to find the gate firmy shut.Ten minutes later the NC posse appeared (a solitary Steve),then Pete B,followed by Jake.After a phone call,Pete F showed up all riding from home,alone on MTB's.

It was approaching 11am so with no sign of life inside the gates,we(on Pete B's recommendation) pedalled the short distance to Café 1 in Epsom Town Centre.

Here we were to spend the next hour or so increasing our caffeine intake.Terry joined us too making our tally up to six.

Good place this.........serves hot milk with the coffee,so thoughtful on a bitterly cold day.

For the first time,non-cyclists were in the majority at the annual lunch.According to my figures, just 12 cycled out of 45 attendees.

Thanks to Horton Park Golf Club for their excellent meal and hospitality & Steve for his faultless planning...........even down the printed slips to remind you what you had ordered.