Hee hee, I have recently bought panniers for my "utility bike" (I've just renamed it that) and have been doing lots of errands on it and exploring all the roads around here in a way I have never done in a car and I never get irate by taking a wrong turn or a slightly longer way to get where I'm going, its all bike time.

I've only had them a couple of weeks and already I think they are one of the best bike things I've ever bought - no need to battle it out in the car park anymore, just ride straight to the front of the store and park bike there.

Just saw the route map on your blog: are those roads really that straight ?!!!!