#back lanes

His wrist is going to need surgery, but he has to wait until they can schedule it. (Of course; the NHS isn't in crisis. At all.) So, after 2 hours of waiting and five minutes of consultation, we had to retrace our steps. He's safely back in Canterbury.

The drifting has sculpted really stunning cornices along Stone Street, which is the route of the old Roman Road to Canterbury. Of course there are places where the snow has blown all the way across. Road gritting melted it and then it froze again on top. It was fun watching one clown who flew past us lose it completely in our rear view. I guess he slowed down after that. Idiot.

And when you have a 4x4 that's as capable as the Landy, why would you stick to the main roads all the way? Heh. We took a couple of lanes on the way back just because we could. A guy's gotta have some fun, right?

January 22nd - I couldn’t think where to go, so I just took turn after turn following my nose. I ended up doing two laps of the backlanes around Stonnall and Shenstone which was nice enough, and seeing the feeble light die and the house lights come on was strangely comforting.

I love these lanes. They have been my companion, my constant, unwavering friend, confidante and riding partner for 35 years or more. I know them so well, and sometimes, when the atmosphere or weather isn’t great, just riding loops of these familiar byways is enough. 

Kuala Lumpur’s lorong-lorong

Not always the tidiest of places, the small lanes and back streets of old Kuala Lumpur (KL) are more often than not, places to be avoided. There are however a number for which exceptions can now be made – such as the attractive mural decorated back lanes of Bukit Bintang and more recently, the area known as Kwai Chai Hong off Lorong Panggung and Jalan Petaling in old KL. The latter saw a charming…

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