Surprise! It's me, I turned up and didn't get lost or fail to make the destination.
Cold riding, there and back, mist coming down, no wind to speak of but really quite cold indeed! Little other traffic and it was well behaved.
Arrived just before nine and Tomsk arrived soon after. After a few punctures OD's group came in, including huggy, Steve, Kevin and other Steve.
Much hilarity ensued and Alps holiday, PBP, Indi and coffee table sized books discussed. Volunteering to clear the verges post Le Tour coming through Essex was also a subject of mirth.
I fell off on the way home!
Getting past a closed road section I stumbled moving the bike from the road to a, brand new and very narrow, footway. Comically falling off into damp grass to my right. No damage so it's all good!
Two new(ish) forumites. One's Kevin and one of the aforementioned Steve's.