As I got out of the car in Islip I did question for a moment just why exactly I was there on this cold grey day. But, as is often the case, it only took a few minutes for the six riders to warm up and start to enjoy the ride.
This ride was packed to the gunnels with exciting points of interest, historical, geographical, meteorological, mechanical, philosophical and gastronomical. It would take to long to describe in full the sheer range and depth of pleasure we experienced on this ride today. You just had to be there.