This being the weekend of the Dieppe Raid I wasn't expecting a large turn-out so was pleased to be joined by Keith and Graham at the start at Raynes Park. We made good progress to Petts Wood, arriving just before 10.30 and having been only slightly slowed by a road closure for the cycling leg of a children's triathlon event!
Bob was already ensconced at elevenses but didn't join us for the rest of the ride. After setting off from Petts Wood we were quite quickly into leafy, but rather hilly, Kentish lanes, making first for Chelsfield, and then dropping down into Shoreham. From there it was a long but scenic grind up to Twitton and Otford. Approaching Dunton Green we took a shady, lakeside path to avoid at least some of the main road into Sevenoaks town centre, but there was no way of avoiding that final long, hot, busy, steepish climb up to Wetherspoons (The Sennochian)!
Cycle parking was poor near the pub so we were kindly allowed by the staff to carry our bikes through to the garden. It had been a fairly hilly ride for the relatively short distance and, after lunch, none of us had the appetite to ride back home, so Keith made a beeline for Zone 6, and Graham and I redeemed some of our potential energy gain by heading the mile or so down to Sevenoaks station and hardly turning a pedal in the process! Thanks to all for your company.
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