I’ve been cycling to the office this past week. Like my shorter days, it’s been a way of easing my way from vacation back to work.

It’s about 11 km each way, which takes me just over half an hour. I’m not a very fast cyclist, and my bike is not a very fast bike.

Most of the route is flat, easy cycling, except for this giant bridge and the motorway overpasses right to the east of it. The bridge looks so flat from a distance but it definitely does not feel flat when cycling over it – it’s a long slog of a climb. Especially when it’s windy.

Today I learned that cycling is calculated to be the most efficient self-powered means of transportation.