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27.3 Kilometres is the length of a return trip on my new commute to work, largely along Vancouver's Midtown bike route out to Boundary Road, crossing every major street in the city. It's quite pleasant really, a bit hillier than I'd thought, but not too bad.

I pass a cemetery, several chinese restaurants, the Purdy's Chocolate factory, the biggest liquor store in the city and the headquarters of Burnaby's Electronic Arts Inc.

This is twice as long as my old commute, and it takes about twice as long to ride it (about an hour door to door, including time to get changed.) I'm not sure how it will feel when winter comes, with its relentless rain: new, more powerful, headlights might be a good idea but that's a decision that can wait for a few months. Spring (with its promise of summer looming just around the corner), is a great time to change jobs for a bicycle commuter. It's just nicer to ride with long days of sunshine (such as it is in Vancouver, of course.)

Tonight it rained on the way home, quite a bit as it turns out. I didn't mind too much: at least I was on two wheels.