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Having had my weekend destroyed by daughters requiring help with moving, it was not until noon yesterday that I was able to get out on the bike. Rode down to LMNH where I had a pain au raisin and a green tea and picked up one of their Cafe Run brevet cards.
I headed down to the Embankment and along the Thames, past Chelsea Harbour and over Putney Bridge, up Priory Lane and then into the Park, up Sawyers Hill and out of Ham Gate, following the river to Kingston, over the bridge and then over Hampton Court Bridge, right turn by the station and off to Esher where I pulled into Giro Cafe for more green tea, a chicken wrap and a slice of cake and had my brevet card stamped. Having filled my bottles, I retraced by route, stopping to fill up with more water on top of Richmond Park and made my way back to LMNH for more green tea, a slice of ginger cake and to exchange my brevet card for a rather fetching cap. I then rode home and enjoyed a cold shower.
Just over 76 km. 1.5 hours in cafes. Over a gallon on fluid taken on. More than a gallon of fluid sweated out. A pleasant afternoon on the bike.