Only two takers for my long ride today, not surprising given that the temperature is not much above zero. I am followed by two Macs neither of them plastic, into a biting head wind, through Denham Village and up Tilehouse Lane. John tells me that Chalfont Lane, which I had probably intended to use, is closed for HS2 work; so a diversion is hastily arranged along Marish Lane. Our coffee stop is at Costa, Little Chalfont. The next leg involves crossing the A413 and up Bottom House Lane. Our journey gets perilous as we encounter increasing amounts of agricultural slurry, and John's new bike gets well and truly christened. Lunch is at The Crown, Penn, with two welcoming log fires blazing. We manage to beat the lunchtime rush hour, so get served promptly. Having got nice and warm, we get freezing cold again, a process not helped by a two mile down hill stretch to Beaconsfield. Back on level ground at Wooburn Common, we press on to our tea stop at Farnham Common, another Costa. By the time we leave it's lighting up time. We continue east towards Fulmer. At this point John heads for Gerrards Cross, while Iain and I head for Iver Heath and Uxbridge. One of those days, when you need to keep moving. Bernie