Botley Hill and Westerham

This shot  has nothing to do with last weekend's  ride.

For the first time in our history of riding, we had a new cycling companion in my neighbour Phil, who is training for the London to Brighton Bike Ride, which is next month. He and I headed off for Botley Hill on Saturday and then we all cycled to Westerham on Sunday.

The weather was pleasant on both rides, although Sunday proved to be the better day.

The general pace was quicker for some reason, although it might have been something to do with leaving early, something we've been doing for the past few weeks. I reached home last Sunday at 0930hrs and this was despite the fact that we still spent our usual time on the green at Westerham drinking tea and chatting about this and that.