Great turnout today for the plus ride with 21 of us led by Philippa starting out just after 9.30 from a drizzly Canada Water heading East on National Route 4. Luckily the drizzle soon stopped and cleared to see the sun do its best to come out and it stayed that way for the rest of the ride.
We paused at City Hall for the requisite group photo before crossing to the northside of the river by Westminster Bridge. Then past the Houses of Parliament down Millbank turning off at Lambeth Bridge to rejoin NR4 (John Islip St and Lupus St) then across Chelsea Bridge to Battersea Park.
The halfway point brought a welcome break at La Gondola cafe in the park by the lake for coffee and cake/Italian pastries.
Return was via the south side of the river back to Waterloo – with another photo stop at the London Eye – then through the back of the station down The Cut and Union Street dropping down Redcross Way to pick up NR22 and back to Canada Water by Southwark Park for a 1 pm finish.   Route at http://goo.gl/YLaq97