Nine brave souls follow me south out of Uxbridge in the rain. We stop in West Drayton to don P.P.E. By the time we get to Harmondsworth it is heaving it down. what with the condensation and rain drips on my specs, I'm having a hard time seeing where I'm going. By the time we park up at Fat Boys cafe in Poyle, one of our number has already turned back. Geoff also throws in the towel. A towel would have been useful I think. I keep telling everyone it can only get better. Unconvinced, two more leave the ride at Datchet. We are now six, I think, and head for Old Windsor, Oakley Green, and our lunch stop at Bird Hills Golf Centre. A chance to dry off and warm up a bit. Lilo's shoes are wet through. I provide a couple of plastic bags to keep her feet dry for the rest of the journey. It's amazing what you can find in the depths of a pannier. We return through Moneyrow Green. At Bray I abandon my planned Jubilee River route for a tarmac one through Maidenhead and Taplow. Any wet clothing is drying nicely in the breeze and occasional glimpses of sunshine. At Farnham Royal we stop at the golf club. A chance for Cliff to have the second pint he was denied at lunchtime. Afterwards we head for Pinewood and the usual route back through the housing estate back to Uxbridge. No lights necessary today as we made such good progress. Cheers, Bernie