Seeing Wimbledon from the back of Larry's magic transport did not constitute visiting the venue so we had more back-tracking to do.
First we had a photo-shoot to do. Suresh Singh, Deputy General Manager at the Holiday Inn and all the staff were absolutely fantastic hosts and we all had a fun photo shoot outside the hotel before pedalling off to the All England Lawn Tennis Association.
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| Team BWJ with our fantastic Holiday Inn hosts. |
At Wimbledon we were lucky enough to bump into Tom who helped us get a great photo as proof of our visit. Quite a relaxed venue compared to others but then they'd just done a Grand Slam tournament so everything seemed to be running smoothly.
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| Trying to drive into Centre Court |
We then had by far our best mocha coffee of the whole journey at 'Paul' in Wimbledon village - we didn't say no to trying out some of their pastries either mmmm. We took the scenic route to Hampton Court desperate to make it in the dry...
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| Richmond Park - 3 handsome fellows? |
On the way, we got wet. We also got incredibly muddy as we scooted along the towpath. We were overtaken by a hardy group of 16 cyclists from North Wales beginning their annual pilgrimage back to home from a variety of starting points - this year, London. It had started to rain.
Luckily for us the two ladies at Hampton Court were very hospitable and knowledgeable as we chatted and took photos. They heartily recommended the Time Trial as an event to watch - we just might take them up on this!
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Jake standing roughly where the Time Trial
start ramp will be. |
We headed back to the hotel in the drizzle, getting plastered but pleased with our day when splat! Down came Philip on some slippery planks alongside the Thames.
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| Ouch! But just look at those muscles |
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