Bread pudding ride to Ripley

With Grey overcast skies, & just a few drips & drops of rain, after 2 cancellations, 19 Cyclists split into 2 groups, then via Surbiton, Long Ditton, Hinchley wood, Esher, Fairmile- with group 1 having a visit from the ‘P fairy, thus group 2 took the lead-, Cobham, Hatchford, Ockham, to Ripley for lunch at the Jovial Sailor (Barons pubs), now with Blue skies & some Sun, still with group 2 in front, via Send Marsh, Newark- taking advantage of the ‘closed Road’-, (Photo, group 1), Pyrford, a brief visit to the Wey navigation, Byfleet village, Brooklands Park (Photo group 2), -somehow Group 1 managed to grab the lead back 🙄-, Weybridge, Walton, Molesey, to Molesey Cricket club for Tea & refreshments at Miss Polly’s, East Molesey, Thames Ditton, Portsmouth Rd to finish back in Kingston. Total 33 Miles, 1 special guest, having last joined us over 10 years ago! Special thanks to Celia for leading group 2, thanks to Chris F & Andrea C for back marking each group. Map:- www.plotaroute.com/route/1557141

Group 1 with Newark Priory in the background, fortuitously with a closed Road: Lindsay
Group 2, Brooklands Park, Group 1 even tried to Photobomb the shot, but they did snatch the lead back instead: Celia

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