Very heavy rain until about 9.00 am would have deterred many from setting off on their bikes, but Graham, Pam, Ray, Lilian, Ed, Tony and I met at Walton Bridge despite the rather unsettled weather and with the threat of more showers looming. The idea was to reattempt last year's ride to The White Horse at Longford, in the process, pretty much completing a ride almost right around Heathrow.
As the weather was much better when we did the same ride last year, it was never going to be quite as enjoyable this time, but we were still favoured with pleasant, warm sunshine at the pub, and the service and food remained as good as before. We did notice was that there were far more planes taking off from Heathrow than last year (some passing very low above us).
On the way home we couldn't even manage a view of the outside of the medieval long barn at Harmondsworth (last year we had a guided tour of the inside). The wind had also strengthened and made hard work of the ride as we turned south round the airport. I left the main group at Snakey Lane where they were heading for tea. Thanks all for your company and to Tony for guiding us around the nooks and crannies of Harmondsworth.
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