On Thursday I visted Exexter at the end of a foggy day i needed to get
from the Mud Dock cycle works bar (If you want a unicycle friendly cafe
bar in Exeter I recomend this one) back to the Train station. Looking at
the map I had the option of a busy road, or a traffic free path along the
river side. Knowing that my lights were not brilliant I chose the river
path as being safer.
I hadn’t figured on JUST how foggy it was going to be down by the water,
but it was a fantastic ride, I had my front light in my hand and ended up
illuminating the grass verge to help me keep on that side of the path, at
times I could bearly see the river 3m away. as I was riding joggers were
coming at me out of the fog, I got plenty of warning of their approch from
the noise they make, but i think coming across a unicyclist surprised a
few of them.
At one point the edge of the path I was following curved away from the
river, I followed it untill the path ran out and I was faced with an
expance of grass, I have no idea how far I was from another path, too far
for my front light to cut through the mist. There were no street lights
visable and i could hear nothing but the river and a train passing over
the rail bridge a few hundred yards away. I was forced to retrace my route
shining the light on the OTHER side of the path till I found the river
again and discovered that the river side path did continue, I had just
missed in the gloom.
I arrived at the station in time for my trian and buzzing with adrenaline,
it had only been a mile or two, but what an adventure.
sarah
Unicycle meets Jan 12th, Feb 9th, March 9th 2002 Harry Cheshire
High School, Habberley rd, Kidderminster e-mail stevegrain@aol.com
for details
Thanks for the great story. Brings back memories of one morning in 1986
when I had the same thing on a bike including a nearby river bank, the
missed path because of a curve and other people (mostly bicyclists)
appearing out of the fog almost at a hand’s reach.
>On Thursday I visted Exexter at the end of a foggy day i needed to get >from the Mud Dock cycle works bar (If you want a unicycle friendly cafe >bar in Exeter I recomend this one) back to the Train station. Looking at >the map I had the option of a busy road, or a traffic free path along the >river side. Knowing that my lights were not brilliant I chose the river >path as being safer. > >I hadn’t figured on JUST how foggy it was going to be down by the water, >but it was a fantastic ride, I had my front light in my hand and ended up >illuminating the grass verge to help me keep on that side of the path, at >times I could bearly see the river 3m away. as I was riding joggers were >coming at me out of the fog, I got plenty of warning of their approch >from the noise they make, but i think coming across a unicyclist >surprised a few of them. > >At one point the edge of the path I was following curved away from the >river, I followed it untill the path ran out and I was faced with an >expance of grass, I have no idea how far I was from another path, too far >for my front light to cut through the mist. There were no street lights >visable and i could hear nothing but the river and a train passing over >the rail bridge a few hundred yards away. I was forced to retrace my >route shining the light on the OTHER side of the path till I found the >river again and discovered that the river side path did continue, I had >just missed in the gloom. > >I arrived at the station in time for my trian and buzzing with >adrenaline, it had only been a mile or two, but what an adventure. > >sarah >– > Unicycle meets Jan 12th, Feb 9th, March 9th 2002 Harry Cheshire High > School, Habberley rd, Kidderminster e-mail stevegrain@aol.com for > details
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