2012-06-10 Sun 11am - Ride North-East!

Small group of five in the end but that meant we moved pretty quickly and effortlessly around. No punctures or mechanicals at all. Weather also stayed dry for it which was a bonus. Getting a slight soaking 10 minutes from home doesn't count after 6 hours of riding.

Really enjoyed riding around some interesting and different parts of London. Highlights for me, apart from the obvious viewpoints were:

• First visit to Ali Pali (after almost 12 years in London)
  
• First Woolwich Ferry ride
  
• Dodging broken glass, wheel eating pot holes on switchbacks, overhanging brambles and steel fences to scale and descend the treacherous Becton Alps (only hill in East London & abandoned dry ski slope)
  
• Sligh odour of poo as trade off for car free travel along the Greenway form near the Olympic Park to Beckton
  
• View from the Parkway near Highgate Wood
  
• Possible spot of Noam Chomsky in the aforementioned Highgate Wood tell us there was no cycling in the wood. Naughty fixie skidders.
  
• And shots of vodka on the street outside the Ma3k residence. Cheers!
  Thanks for the company all and especially our dear leader for his fascinated commentary on quirky bits of London history.