Wednesday 6th April 2016

Post date: 05-Apr-2016 17:34:29

The ride is on. Bring rain protection, April showers are probable/possible

Waited at the usual spot until 9:40 however, as no one else appeared decided to set off anyway. (note to self: don't mention rain in future). At this time it was dry. It was always my intention to keep the ride short so we could bolt home in the event of a heavy shower. I went through Queens Park and alongside the canal out through to the golf club and round the back of Hathern, then up the hill to the coffee stop at Oakley Grange Farm. On finishing coffee I looked North and the sky now looked a bit grim. I decided it would probably be a good idea to head back by the shortest route. I returned via the cycle path next to the A6. With the wind at my back I got home about 11:30 I had the best of the day blue skies in the main and no rain, a nice short ride. By midday though the rain had arrived.