Today's ride should have been our annual train-assisted jaunt to Kent, but the RMT put paid to that! Never mind, I hope to find another date for the ride from Petts Wood to Cudham before the autumn.
Anyway, instead of The Sovereign of the Seas we met today at The Edmund Tylney. A Leatherhead elevenses always gets a good turnout (even when it coincides with the Dieppe Raid, seemingly) and today I was joined by no less than Bob, Diane, Keith, Lilian, Ed, Terry (not back on his bike for a few months yet), Graham, Ann, Brian, and Ray.
Six of us (Graham, Ray, Diane, Ed and Lilian) chose to go on to lunch and the route was a straight copy of our Easter Sunday route to The Sportsman, Mogador, giving those who had missed it then a chance to sample its delights! Today it seemed it easier somehow - the golf course track had dried out and there were no giant puddles or fallen trees to avoid. The climbs were still as steep but somehow seemed much easier than they had in April!
The Sportsman was not too busy and remains a generally good lunch stop, especially in summer. Everyone found what they wanted (some too much of it!). After that it was back across the golf course before a long glide down over Epsom Downs and along Chalk Lane where I veered off homewards.
Thanks to all for your company.
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