Having gone on many rides with the TE gang in the past ...

Our rides often takes longer than planned - some time is spent catching up with old friends, photo opps, bathroom breaks, there's the occasional flat, that sort of thing - plus, if we do have lunch elsewhere, it'll take us a while to pack up, head over, park, regroup, and get seated for lunch.

Should we consider starting a little earlier, perhaps 11:30 ?
That way we might even roll out by 12