start of trip

this is the morning of the trip at around 5.30, hence the expression of blankness.

I had to cycle thru London during the morning rush, which was crazy, but met a cyclist from Hoylake who led me thru the traffic... Also,as I was waiting at London Waterloo for the Eurostar, Hugh Fearnly Whittingstall of River Cottage walked right past me and gave me a cheeky grin, like hed just given a bird a quality stuffing...