Essex bloodbath

Last minute panic packing & battling with a stubborn pedal that wouldn't come off. That said setting off by 11 wasn't too bad. Should avoid the worst of Birmingham and so it proved - only a couple of miles of slowness. Lunch and charge at Cov services - bikes hanging on the back cut efficiency somewhat - should still make with one stop though. On to the A-roads bit of chunnering about selfish HGV drivers trying & failing to overtake each other & clogging up the road. Could've been worse & it was for the deer population of Essex - whether the M11 cuts through a major population or Essex drivers are particular dickheads or the road carries HGV's with particularly bright lights, god knows but at least 6 deer were spotted in 20 mile spell. Depressing. And as for Braintree - proper Flagshagistan. Not a single lamppost was missed - grim. Made it to Harwich by about 6. Liz chilled while the car was charging. Took the chance to have a little walk to the coast along the North Sea Cycle Route hmmm...Read more