Me and the beast, and Calder looking cool

The plans for riding the bike of doom had to be postponed on Sunday as rain set in in the afternnon. There was a slight break so Alison left her house and headed over this way but it had started raining again once she got here so we gave up on the idea of riding on Sunday. Instead, I jumped on the back of her bike and headed off to the supermarket to buy supplies for dinner. I tested out my attractive plastic poncho thing and it does the jo of keeping the rain off! The raincoat I bought over with me is pretty useless in heavy rain so I have invested in a plastic poncho. Its possibly the most hideous thing I've ever owned but it will be useful once the rainy season really gets going.

Monday became the day for trying not to kill myself. I think expectations were a little high (we planned to go places and buy stuff) as I could barely get the thing going at first! I also had issues with getting it to stop - I'd break but still be cranking the accelerator which doesn't really achieve much! In the end we just drove up and down the lane so that I could practice stopping and dealing with gears. I think I'm getting the hang of it now but I'm still prone to accidentally accelerating when it's not necessary! I drove up and down the lane again today and managed not to cause any damage to either myself or others and I believe the plan at the weekend is to get me out into the traffic. Aargh!