I have been going for bike rides in the morning. It was really exciting to begin with because I kept getting very lost and not knowing whether I would make it back home to get to school on time. My map wasn't always very reliable, but I really enjoyed the navigation. Apart from helping with my pretty terrible navigational skills, it also forced me to get to know the area I live in a little better. For example, I now know that most Sri Lankan kids are driven to school in minibuses, and that they all stand outside their houses and wait at about 6 am. However, now I have worked out a route that takes me about 45 minutes and is (according to some estimation and google earth) about 10 or 11 kilometres. It's a nice way to start the day, and a very easy way to keep fit. I'm eventually going to try and work out another route, just to keep things interesting, but for the moment the one I've got is working well.

Here is a Google Earth map of my ride (can't work out how to get a better quality image).
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