Some of us have to forego the excesses of the Easter tour to keep the flag flying at home, and I dedicate this report to the gallant few who stayed behind! Well, actually, there were rather more than a few (Niall, Ruth, Jan, Eric, Dave E, Geoff, Andy, Pam, Sabina & Bernard P2, as well as me). And they really were a brave lot, as they made the journey to elevenses at Addlestone into the teeth of a howling nor'wester (not our sort of wind, clearly)!
Anyway, all except Pam and Geoff decided to stick it out, and join me for one of my eclectic 'routes'! Poor deluded fools! We headed for Pirbright and lunch at The Yurt, but I'd been tipped off that this big tent might not be receiving guests at present (I reckon it would have pretty draughty in there in that wind, anyway). When we duly found it closed, I didn't get into a flap (as it were), and put plan B (well, plan W, actually) into action, and we turned our backs on the wind and sailed along at speed for The Herbert Wells at Woking. The gang gamely went along with my suggestion that the railway subway would save us a couple of miles, and took the stairs in their stride, electric bikes and all!
That gave us an appetite for a good lunch, after which we continued homewards with the wind still behind us. By now it felt almost pleasant in the strong sunshine, and the Basingstoke canal was at its best with n'er a puddle or muddy patch to be seen! Tea was at Walton Bridge.
Thanks all for your company and for putting up with it all! Special thanks to Andy for back-marking, and photo credits to mileage champion Ruth!
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