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Friday: Suppposed to leave work at 3, but was slightly delayed by a conference call. When the three of us did get away I wasn't really in the mood.

Saturday: It was very windy.
We were supposed to leave from Romsey at 8. Ian turned up slightly after 8 and Rich turned up sometime after 9.... Muttering something about Man Flu.
The maps on the GPS proved useful and we spent 130 miles cycling round really nice quiet countryside, being told where to go by the GPS, and completely oblivious to where we were.
The route took us 130 miles, up towards Swindon, round to Oxford and then down to Reading, oh and it was very very windy.
Thanks to Ian's mum for the beds and dinner!

Sunday: Ian had told his mum we might be leaving by half seven.....
About nine Rich and I made it downstairs to find Ian slumped on the sofa grumbling about the weather. Our dedication to the cause dissapeared quickly on seeing the forecast showing solid rain for the Sunday and bank holiday Monday.
So we waited till 11 and cycled on through the driving rain down to Basingstoke.
It did clear up later but we'd decided to head home and relax by that point.
A roundabout route got us upto 70 odd miles.


Incidents:
Hedge diving by Rich: 0
Bike blowing over in the wind and crushing bike helmet: 1 (Mark)
Serious case of Man Flu: 1 (Rich)
Getting drunk on half a can of warm lager: 3 (Ian, Mark, Rich)
Punctures: 2 (Mark & Ian)
Almost being blown off a bike in Reading city center: 1 (Ian)

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