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@Nick.Earthloop
July 375
This time I left early, getting up at the same time as Mrs Earthloop as she got ready for her shift at work, out the door by 0340. The dual carriageways on the way out were fantastic at that time of day, almost empty.
Then there were some lanes, then the A4 to Bath. I like this road, it's mostly marked out as one lane in each direction but the lanes are very wide. Not a single close pass was made.
Rolling down towards Bath: it's very old around there, and most of the roads seem to have been built before flat ground had been invented. The A4 into Bath itself was wedged with stationary traffic with no room to filter safely, so I turned around and went home. I'll actually go into Bath some other time.
On the way home I didn't fancy trying the dual carriageways at a busier time of day, so I stuck with the A4 almost all the way into town.
It was quite hot: I was drinking 1L per hour of isotonic fluid for most of it, and still dehydrating. I tried adding a bit more plain water but that didn't feel good, I think 1L per hour is about my limit.
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