Thursday 19th July
Our run today was to Great Offley and Tthe Red Lion for lunch. Nine of us met in Wetherspoons for tea/coffee and a chat before setting off at about 10:50. The nine were, Paul F, David & Sandra, Tracey, Jacky, Frank C, Peter, myself and Geoff in the lead. We took our usual route to this destination via Hitchwood and Preston, meeting John on arrival at The Red Lion, our lunch venue. John, unfortunately, had received a puncture just before his arrival that he had to repair, he did this after lunch. It was a leisurely lunch sitting out in the sunshine if anything a little too warm. Afterwards, Tracy and John set off for their individual destinations while the rest of us rode in a group to Preston. Paul decided to set off at his own pace at Ley Green. On arrival at Preston we split into three groups with David & Sandra taking the normal route back, while Geoff, Peter and Jacky headed off on their homeward journeys via Hitchin. Frank & I decided to ride back to Letchworth via Charlton, Hitchin and Rose Hill. The weather was very warm with the sun going behind the clouds from time to time and there was a southerly breeze. My mileage was 24 at an average of 13.
