Fifteen followers for my Sunday ride to the ever popular Watermans Arms. Another cold day as we set off for the morning stop which I had not announced as I had not decided where to go. However with quite a large group I opted for the Queen Mother Reservoir Cafe. Though of us in the know went upstairs into the comfortable, warm area with a great view. The others stayed downstairs in the uncomfortable cold draft from the ever opening door. While on the way to lunch, I was told that Steve had picked up a puncture and that Jim, Andy and Jenny had stopped to help him. Knowing they knew the route, we carried on. Having eaten our lunch I realised that they had not turned up. A phone call revealed that following another puncture and an inability to patch the new inner tube, Andy and Jenny had headed home, Jim had cycled off back home to pick up his car to come back to collect Steve and his bike while Steve lurked in a pub in Datchet. We headed back to Uxbridge where we had a parting coffee.
Damsel in distress of the day = Steve
Heroic knight in shining armour of the day = Jim (he is 80 you know)