Chequers country retreat of the PM,  securitymen  with their machine guns - David says  - "do you know my mate who plays squash? He's head of security!" nervous guards - "got any ID?"

"No we're on a bike ride!"

"where are you going now?"

"We're going to disappear for a bit and creep up on you and surprise you"

"Are you sure you haven't got any id???"

Mike - "let's come back next year in arab dress!"

 

Long freewheeling downhills through the Chilterns and the complaints - "I want to pedal now I'm getting cold!"

The fire we found and stoked up again in Hughenden valley.

 

Alan's flask of brandy!!!

 

Timmy - "There's a really good bit here where you can fly down the track across the park..." and then fell off at full speed.

The quiet clean streets of Wycombe at 3:30..... not

 

spooking sleeping swans in the early morning mists along the Wye valley.

The dawn chorus and Robin's exploratory detours...

sun up in Cookham and brekky at 5am.... 30 miles, lots of laughs, no hills only minor undulations!