Dover

I finally caved in and bought a bicycle GPS, a Garmin Edge 705. In retrospect I should have bought one earlier in the summer, as it really does takes all the hassle out of navigation. I will now be able to go on many interesting cross-country jaunts that I had put off due to the hassle of preparing navigation notes.

I broke it in on a ride down to Dover. I set it to keep me off major roads, and it took me on very quiet back-country lanes, and sometimes I didn't see a car for half an hour. The downside of staying off the main roads was that it was very very hilly. The 110 km route had more vertical elevation gain than some 100-mile rides I have done. Ouch.