A Sunday afternoon ramble starting at Ruislip station and walking through areas of green to Ruislip Lido, which was packed with people, some swimming in the Lido, others just enjoying the beautiful sunny weather. It's the sort of place it would be nice to come for Sunday lunch in the summer.
We stopped there for a cup of tea, which I think most of us managed to get, despite the long queues at the cafe.
After that we went on, and that was where I got separated from the rest of the group. The leader asked if anyone wanted to use the toilets, and two of us said yes. So we went, and when we emerged a minute of two later, the group had completely disappeared. We hurried on the route we thought they were taking, but it was soon obvious that they must have branched off, and without knowing where they had gone, it was useless to try and find them. So we asked someone the way to Northwood Hills, and with vague directions, set off. Fortunately the other girl had a map on her mobile phone, which wasn't perfect by any means, but did enable us to find our way through the woods and eventually arrive at Northwood Hills station just as the rest of the group appeared.
Actually, I think we took a more scenic route, walking along muddy paths through the woods, making detours to avoid large puddles, and moving out of the way of the horses also out enjoying the woods with their riders.
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