Sunday 4th November

I had planned to meet up with the Havering CTC this morning for their `All comers Ride` plus I wanted to book my Xmas lunch with them too. But I woke to the sound of rain lashing down outside! By 9am the rain seem to be easing so I set off knowing that I would miss the Havering at the start but then I could always head for Blackmore for a coffee. Within half a mile of leaving home on the Raleigh I was cycling through deep floods along Dennis Lane, Sunnings Lane wasn`t too bad. After Corbets Tey I turned into Parklands Ave for around the houses route to reach Upminster and that when it grew very dark and the rain lash down again! At Bells Corner traffic lights it was so dark you would have thought it was evening time and I had to switch my lights on. At this point I had enough and set off for home, via St. Marys Lane and Pike Lane. In Pea Lane a number of cars were turning back because of the floods along here, but I just rode through as I was so cold and wet I didn`t really care anymore! Of course the rain suddenly stopped just before I reached home at 10.15 with just 10 miles on the clock.