Update three
Update three will contain a mix of some unpublished photos and 'interesting' facts about the journey. The photo above featured in one of my first posts and was taken in Germany while I was having a break, waiting for my solar panel to charge. It was the only time on the entire 2500km journey that I wore my cycle helmet. Despite fine weather a strong wind was blowing rock hard, unripe pears down from the tree and the cycle helmet proved to be the only protection from being knocked out. I never felt the need to wear a cycle helmet and even in my younger days during schoolboy cycle racing I think the only time cycle helmets (leather in those days) were worn was during circuit racing. However the cycle helmet proved to be very useful on this journey as it was strapped to the offside rear pannier and the rear mounted flashing red light on the helmet was used at night more often than the rear mounted light under the saddle (which did not flash). The cheap helmet did not fit very we
