This particular run sounds to me like the perfect half day. The weather is never mentioned, which is something in itself in February. They don’t need to stick to the route of the advertised run, and sometimes that can be a bonus! And not all of them could keep up, or chose another destination entirely.
The teaplace sounds delightful, it has an attractive fire and the only lady rider present is able to oblige with a tune or two on the piano. And I suspect that the un-named lady rider is the same that gave Charlie a good run for his money on other occasions when, fit as he undoubtedly was, he was hard pressed to maintain the pace she set!