Ride report - Sunday 23 Jan

A select group of the Staines & Windsor subsection of the Cheam & Morden section were out today.    Pam, David, Tony, Graham and myself met at The George, Staines for unlimited elevenses and chat.  Many important topics were discussed at some length before eventually we couldn't put it off any longer and it was time to go outside into the rather cold, damp and grey morning.   Pam had forgotten to bring her bike so she was unable to ride with us, leaving four who ventured as far as, you've guessed it, Windsor, using a well-known route via Datchet, but with a little wild flourish at the end for variety.

Joyful cyclists at Cinnamon Cafe, with heaters and glove warmers

We were lucky to bag one of the tables under the heaters at Cinnamon Cafe, and we watched the other cyclists come and go, with a certain amount of bike envy (and possibly age envy too).   As we left, we realised that sitting under the heaters may not have been such a great idea, as the cold damp weather seemed more pronounced, although the temperature never varied from 5 degrees all day.   Graham left us after lunch, David peeled off near Chertsey (which was quite a sight, I can assure you!), and the two remnants returned towards Shepperton for tea with a Nauticalia theme.

26 miles from elevenses to tea: a short ride for a short day, but with good company, good grub and good conversation.   Thank you all for your company.