# miles so far this week - 25
# miles last week - 86
£ in kitty for Darmstadt - 72.50
Here's a little piccy I took on the way in to work yesterday morning;
And at around the same place this morning was the nearest I've come so far to a high speed accident. A dark blue Golf that had just overtaken me suddenly dived to the left intending to go down a side road. Because people were crossing he slammed his brakes on. So, there I am, zipping along close to full speed, and suddenly there's a stationary Golf passenger door about 3 foot in front of me. Eeeek! Lean to the right, bank it over as far as possible, and I just (and I mean only just!) clear the corner of his back bumper. If I'd been on a bike, I would never have been able to stop in time, and there's no way a bike could have turned as sharp as that. However, until this morning, I'd never expected a unicycle to have got out of a situation like that either!
Oh, and in other news, I had a nice little 26 mile trip out to Basildon at the weekend. Taking the 'Hill' route (Orsett Hill, Horndon on the Hill, Langdon Hill, South Hill Garage etc) might not have been the wisest route. But I'm sure it was good for me in the end.
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