Thursday - Commute into work via Sandgate

Yesterday I decided to do a nice and easy, low heart rate cruise into work via our bayside, to a little suburb called Sandgate. The road out is nice and wide, traffic was pretty sporadic, and the conditions cool and overcast. Perfect.

I ambled out there at a steady 28-35kph and sat out on the esplanade for a few minutes just soaking up "the serenity", before heading back towards the city via the major arterial routes. Luckily even these weren't too bad and overall it was a perfect morning out.

http://www.strava.com/activities/225955661

The ride home, after 5pm was an absolute "Hell on Earth" ride. We were going out Xmas shopping and I thought I'd hit this quicker route home via a place called Newmarket. The road was packed solid with cars, all going "hell for leather". I ended up on the footpath out of fear of getting killed. It was really terrible. Never again...

The time it took to get home says it all....

http://www.strava.com/activities/226095769