Plenty of Transport

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If you live in towns it’s easy to do things. You walk half an hour to an hour and you’re ready to do something. In contrast, if you live in a village doing the same thing would require a lot of traveling.

Tomorrow, for example, I could travel into Geneva in the morning, to run with a group, and then go home, have lunch. Eventually I could drive back to the same town, but this time for the cinema. That’s two trips to Geneva and back. That’s two hours of driving. If I use an electric car then my carbon footprint is not as big.

I also have the option of doing a hike, but that hike would require catching a train, or taking the car towards the Lac de Neuchatel. I could take the train but that incurs costs.

The issue is not with driving. The issue is with the traffic lights in and around Geneva. Driving to Geneva is fast, but driving within Geneva is slow. Traffic lights often double the journey time, which is why I stopped going to Geneva. Years ago it took over an hour to drive from Place Des Nations to the other side of the Pont Du Mont Blanc. I suspect that I will drive. It’s simpler.

I would need to leave at 07:30 to be there by 08:30 to be at Plainpalais by 09:00. If the run is not a loop, then it makes no sense to take the car because if the run ends nearer the train station then trains are the natural choice.

In summary, I could travel to Estravayer for a hike by the lake but to do that would involve two to three hours of travel at best. Driving to Geneva, twice would use a lot of battery power and another two to three hours of travel. I could run locally but I finally have the opportunity to try a group run this weekend and see if I like the group or not. By 11 or 12 I should be done, and home for lunch. I then have the afternoon to write a blog post and then drive to the cinema. I drive to the cinema because it is easy to get to by car, and at night it makes sense to use a car. Buses and trains are less regular.