A rather nippy morning for 4 riders - it looked like it should be raining for most of the way around, and the sun only shone briefly just after Terry suggested it might.
Plenty of hills and a nagging northerly wind, but we made good time and had a coffee and cake at the cafe in Aldbourne - a hidden treasure. A quick diversion to see the Dalek, and before long we were slugging it out up Marridge Hill, only to find our way impeded by most of a blackthorn tree across the road. A good morning out!