Hey all!
Can't believe this month is nearly over!
Trust you'll enjoying the weather. I'm hunkering up indoors whilst the worst of it passes, however am hoping to get out perhaps for a walk tomorrow morning before the heat kicks in.
Today I talk about the joys of accessing outdoor spaces by public transport.
I mainly use Google Maps, however sometimes their suggestions are a little 'off'. Perhaps suggesting you get a connection in a random place. Once I know the suggested bus routes, I'll often check the actual bus timetable or each journey leg separately to confirm it's the most sensible stop to change.
If it's my first time using a bus stop, I'll often double check on google street view that the bus stop is a safe one to use. I have found some stops are precariously perched on a busy road and perhaps would rather use the next stop up or change plans.
As I get a bit more adventurous with my plans, I am likely to take some form of emergency shelter in case it really does go wrong and I need to stay on a hill overnight.
I certainly take multiple layers so I can change up and down according to weather/conditions and tend to put on dry layers once down from the hills/moors/mountains. If nothing more than to smell a bit kinder to my fellow passengers, however most often it's so I can ensure I am completely dry and don't slowly get hypothermia on my way home.
Part of that risk may also be to do with nutrition and ensuring I'm getting enough calories whilst active. I think with Fibro and CFS it can get a bit more complicated when regulating temperature.
Travelling via public transport also does add a bit more risk because you can't just whack on the car heating, or spare items you might have on the back seat. There's no guarantee a bus or train will be warm. What you have in your bag, is what you have.
Not being able to drive has it's limitations for sure, however I find the extra effort is almost always worthwhile. It is frustrating when a 40 min car journey to a car park at the bottom of a hill, turns into a 4hr bus ride and an extra few miles through unexciting terrain just to get to the start... but that is the reality. The choice is to not go at all, or just accept that it sucks and go for it.
Trust that's helpful.
See you tomorrow.... last day I can really say that! Tomorrow the challenge will be over!
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