I'd not ridden this event since 2009, no wonder the route had changed a bit. Being from (relatively) hilly Kent, I loved the rolling landscape of this ride.
I was having a great day and going strong without the nausea I've had of late on long rides, but just as I was nearly at the finish I fell foul of the mistake in the route sheet and missed the left turn to Hylands Park. Having gone around the wrong way I then looked at the map on my phone and thought I was at the right roundabout crossing the A414 and promptly headed off in the wrong direction. I made it back having added 28k to an already long day. I should really have had a glance over the route beforehand!