That was wet! It rained pretty solidly for most of the days, and poured down at times; my GPS refused to work properly in the conditions and there was too much water for me to read the route sheet properly. The quiet route at the start was a good variation.
Near Cookley Green, traffic was stopped in both directions because the road was flooded. One car made it through so, after watching the depth on its wheels carefully, I followed and left them all to it. May need to strip out my pedals though.
Oxford in rain and heavy traffic was anything but the city of dreaming spires. I got lost owing to the difficulty of using any navigational assistance, but finally found my way to Farmoor and the turn for home. Around Appleford, the day finally brightened up, and I stopped to have the lunch that was in my bag. Then Cholsey brought back memories, as I said above.
Gatehampton Lane was an interesting and very quiet way back across the hills. Overall a good day's ride, Oxford excepted, and no worse for a bit of the wet stuff. Though I may start rusting later in the week.
Thanks again to Edwin. I enjoyed a new route to ride.