Ride report

Members weren’t deterred by the murky damp start, nor by the delay to fix an early puncture – the climb into Garsington soon had everyone warmed up again. The quiet road via Drayton St Leonard and the back way into Dorchester made a welcome change from our usual route. The cakes at The Bean and Brew in Wallingford never fail to disappoint. En route to lunch, we noted that the roads at the south end of the Chilterns seem to be getting a lot worse with numerous nasty pot holes. At the Black Horse at Checkendon, we shared the end room with a few mountain bikers and the pub cat. Sausage baguettes lived up to their reputation and as we reached home, the sun actually shone for a moment making the perfect end to this December ride.