The ride out wasn't too eventful, it was pretty cold but we wrapped up warm and got peddling to warm up. The promise of pub food kept me going and I felt I really deserved it when I got there! It took about an hour, vs 20 minutes in the car, but with the clear skies and nice country roads I didn't mind being out in it for an hour.
We didn't win the pub quiz, in fact we came in last by a significant amount, but by some freak stroke of luck we won the bonus question which automatically upgraded us to 2nd place and we got a bottle of wine! On the way back I accidentally went over a pot hole, (nearly fell off), unfortunately I also got a puncture, but my lovely boyfriend quickly sorted it out and we were back on the road :)
It was a great evening and I feel very refreshed now, but this challenge is about saving the planet. It's not easy to work out the carbon saving of not driving, but let's say that it takes around a gallon of petrol to drive 20 miles, which produces around 19 lbs of C02. To visualise what that really means and looks like I've found a site called www.carbonvisuals.com who have this image below which I think sums it up nicely - essentially I've saved the planet around 5 of the bubbles shown in the picture below!
My partner is already a prolific cyclist but I'll definitely try to keep it up for trips I think I can manage - to the shops, to the pub, to the train station.
Lydia
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