Notes from Ride leader Werner on his annual 26th December ride
Weather very nice – maybe not quite 8 degrees. Although one rider
dashed off home at the finish because she was freezing. 17 of us started, including at least one unregistered: Helen, who had joined me onTooley St on my way to the start.
Riders seemed very happy and most of them hadn’t seen those bits of
the City we visited before. I felt slightly guilty, we got back 5 minutes early [Not to worry, Bruce].
I should have done a short loop around St Mary-le-Bow as padding. I
had prepared a crossing of the Fleet and detour via Middle Temple (it
was even open yesterday) but checked when we got to Smithfield and decided
it didn’t fit in. As I heard from some that they didn’t know the
market when we turned from St John’s Gate to Charterhouse I looped
through it as an extra. One rider got a tourist to take a photo of us
in front of the Leadenhall Market Christmas tree.
Route at https://taffimai.w2.org.uk/healthy-rides/HR-LB-BoxingDay-2022.html
Some comments on WhatsApp (The Vulnerables). “Thanks Werner. How easy it was for us to cycle down those little lanes” (Shelagh). “A lovely and interesting ride thanks Werner” (Mavash)
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