Alec wrote With the weather forecast yet again predicting bad weather, this morning's medium ride leader TC only attracted three Loiterers, the rest electing to support Steve Cakes "because it's his first ride as a leader". Liars ! It was because it was the short ride and the weather was going to be bad ! We headed off to Black Park for coffee via Chandlers Hill and Pinewood - no rain but a bit gusty. Refreshed, we made our way to the Palmer Arms in Dorney Village via Stoke Poges, and round the outside of Burnham Beeches. As we got to Burnham Village the skies opened up and by the time we reached our stop we were somewhat wet. After lunch we decided to dodge an afternoon tea stop and just head home which we did in the driving rain, crossing Dorney Common, down Eton Wick Road to join the Slough Road before cutting along a very swollen Jubilee River. Then through Upton Park, the static home site and Langley Park Road to Iver. Annoyingly, the sun made a belated appearance just before I foolishly followed Captain Morgan and Jim along the canal to Uxbridge - resulting in me arriving home covered in mud from head to foot. How Mrs Puffing laughed as she refused me entry into the house, describing me as a wet muddy rat (could have been prat, I'm not sure, I had mud in my ears)