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I got lost today

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

I decided, around 15:30 to head west to the Tamagawa to see the river by bike. I managed that without incident, although I couldn't see much of my surrounds at the last bit as I was looking right into the setting sun. I turned around after a snack and headed east. But not having seen much of what I was cycling through on the way out I didn't notice that I'd gotten turned around until I was already about three kilometers on the wrong route, heading north and further from home. By this point I was circling a US air force base and long story short I wound up riding 40-45km all in, and needing to ask a couple of people for help on the way. If I hadn't found a train station with a decent map at one critical point I suppose I would have been out for hours and hours.

Yes, I'd gathered everything I needed for the ride, but no the smart phone didn't actually make it into my bag....