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@Bernie
Iam still fired up following the London Lights trip on Thursday, and would like to make a suggestion.
The Longest Day is in the middle of June, so how about the following;
The four points of the compass of London, mob up at say 12 mighnight at their local watering hole, on the Friday night closest to the Longest Day.
The South, West, North and Easties, then converge on the Brick Lane polo court, and have half an hour of banter, puncture repairs, and chain tightening.
Then each group is sent to the hightest point on one of the other "manors" to watch the first rays of the sun come up over London.
When sun sighted, each group then makes it back to Brick Lane and the obligatory bagel. I was thinking of suggesting that this did not become a race, given health and safety, and the lack of competitive instinct amongst the forum, but maybe that is a waste of time?
A few ideas why this might work
Allows for more than 50, as effectively 4 groups
Allows people to see a corner of London, which they may not know. Each "quarter" would be reliant on route knowledge and location information from the locals.
Marks the middle of the year, and if it was a quarter as good as London Lights, it would be a roaring success.
Over to you, forum.