04:46:45
First light, and the lights of Dunstable (and possibly Luton?) down below.04:49:02
Attempted to take a selfie but you can barely tell it's me.05:02:03
Quite a nice sky here I thought.05:08:50
05:21:52
Packed up and on my way now.05:35:03
I think this is the point where I parted from the Icknield Way, and headed for a slightly surreal early morning walk through Dunstable and Luton.05:43:26
At the most dramatic moment of the sunrise I was walking through this somewhat uninspiring part of Dunstable. Should have stayed on the hill a bit longer!06:24:21
Decided to follow the "Guided Busway" to Luton station, which had a cycle path beside it, and was therefore presumably also pedestrian friendly.
06:25:09
I found the "Guided Busway" rather surreal - sort of halfway between a bus and a tram service.06:39:19
Crossing the M1.07:27:09
Made it to Luton station. Unfortunately about an hour to wait for the first train back home (not sure whether there's always such a late start on this line on Sunday mornings or if this had something to do with yesterday's train strike).07:36:27
I went for a wander around Luton in the hope of finding some breakfast. Not much open at this time on a Sunday, but I did, for the second time on this trip, see some camels.
08:18:14
Back at Luton station to get my train. The long wait for it aside, it was a great service - direct all the way to Kentish Town.17:55:01
Having spent most of the interim daytime back at home, half falling asleep on the sofa, in the early evening I decided I needed a gin and tonic to "buck me up" as Vera would have said.