Saturday 7th January started most uninspiring from a cycling point of view. This was to be my first attendance on the Saturday rides and we woke up to sleety snow. Despite the weather, Pete & I went to the start point - now I know exactly where it is to pinpoint it on the website! Five of us hardy souls were at the car park: us two, Jake and Rachel & Dave. Florence had texted to say she was late as she'd forgotten her seat pack and gone back for the spares. Discretion being the better part of valour the destination was modified to be Stoke D'Abernon garden centre and directions were texted back to Florence.
The ride wasn't too unpleasant, although the cold does sap the energy rather a lot. Florence found the garden centre relatively easily but finding where we hide the bikes was the hard part! Inside wasn't especially warm, but it felt cosy to those of us that hadn't just got out of warm cars - and they do toasted sandwiches as well as my favourite mars-bar-cake.
All in all I think we were all agreed that we enjoyed the jaunt and that the incentive to get out with a group of friends was enough to get us out in the (very) fresh air instead of the easy option of vegetating inside all day away from the weather.
Lisa
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