Sunday the 14th of October
Heavy rain forecast mostly for the
whole day. I left home for 11's at Garsons farm at 8.50 and
returned 10 minutes later to put on heavier rain gear as it got
really heavy. Half an hour later I had stopped to take my rain gear
off!
A few were already waiting outside at
Garsons farm when I arrived, they don't open until 10.30. Once
settled in the cafe numbers increased. The birthday girl was one of
the first to arrive. 11.00am came and went and it was around 11.15
before we were outside ready to leave, But the rain had gotten
heavier and we all sheltered under cover. Eventually the rain eased
off to an acceptable level to ride.
It had already been decided to forego
the 80k ride and head directly to Wetherspoons Woking for lunch,
after a few variations on the route we arrived to find Dave W already
tucking into his dinner.
The rain continued after dinner but at
only a drizzle. Again a direct route was taken to tea at Pam's house
where a lovely spread had been laid on by her niece Anita. After much
tea, coffee and bubbly had been consumed the birthday cake appeared,
which was a coffee and walnut cake, delicious!
Most of us headed for Egham station as
the drizzle continued. A really nice day even with all the rain
and a really good turnout despite the weather, but who wouldn't have for Pam's 80th.
1 comment:
Thankyou to Pam for a lovely birthday celebration. And thankyou Tony for organising the ride, even if we didn't do the whole route you planned!
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