Kit-tastic #3 - Warm and Cosy

Pro suit (in tasteful Yellow)

Two things the trip to Sweden taught me; my gloves are not waterproof and my suit soaks up rain like a sponge.

"Any fool can be cold and wet. It takes planning, cunning and kit to stay toasty" is my philosophy.

Pro Winter Gloves

So a quick trip to Buy More Widgets in Oxford and we have dry loveliness.

Checking for Trolls

Route map (approx)

Only a couple of months to go so time to check that riding in troll country is the same as back home. I needed to be in Sweden for a meeting anyway so swapped the plane tickets for Le Shuttle. 1900 miles round trip through France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. Result: No trolls (but I did see a verra nice red squirrel).



Here's the bike by the Baltic