Saturday, 03 December 2011
Julia writes: So much for popular demand... After our last Saturday ride, which saw no less than 14 riders at Brookside, and with the forecast being for lots of sunshine again, I expected to find a respectable number of people to be already assembled at the meeting point when Ian and I turned up just a few minutes before the official start time. But far from it. Had Ian not been the leader of this ride, I would have presumed I had got the time wrong and that we had missed the group - there was nobody at all waiting at our bench! OK, the morning had started rather dull and cloudy, but surely that would not put people off? Just as we were wondering whether we would indeed be on our own for this ride, we were joined by Averil - who was just as surprised as we were. Perhaps everybody else was busy with their Christmas shopping? We decided to wait a few minutes in case some people were just a bit late, and sure enough, a few more riders soon turned into Brookside and stopped near us. I did not know them and for a brief moment wondered whether they had indeed come to join our ride, but no - the racing bikes and sporty clothing soon made it clear that these were more "serious" cyclists, probably belonging to the Cambridge University Cycling Club.Riverside - our whole group in the photo!
On the tow path near Fen Ditton
We passed Waterbeach church just before 11 o'clock
Arrival at Cottenham Community Centre
The busway between Oakington and Histon, complete with guided bus