June challenge I.(c) Buses: From West Croydon to Surrey

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Like we did in 2016, in 2014, in 2013, and in 2012, bob and I made simultaneous attempts at Theme I: Buses, subtheme (c) (get on the first bus that comes along, stay on for n stops, get off, repeat), starting from the same stop, with me taking n=5 and him taking n=6.

This year we did it from a different stop, since I was fed up of going up and down London Road on buses. We chose Poplar Walk, which is just around the corner from our old stop.

bob went on a very loopy journey which involved going to Purley twice (we coincided on the first visit, and broke for lunch at Cafe Blue) and through West Croydon bus station at least twice. My journey was rather less loopy, and ended up at a featureless roundabout just over the Surrey border.

So my London bus flânage actually extended outside London. It wasn’t enormously exciting, though — the only place it took me that I hadn’t been before was the roundabout at the end, which was quite boring. Hopefully next year will be better!

Here is my map.

June 2018 challenge roundup

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Here's the roundup for this year's June challenge! Below is the list of who did what — please let me know of any errors or omissions.

• bob did I.c [post] and II.b [post] in London.
• el_staplador did II.b in Cambridge [post].
• nanila did III.a in London [comment].
• nou did I.c in London (and a tiny bit in Surrey) [post].
• philandstuff did II.c in London [Twitter thread].
• secretlondon did I.b [post] and III.a [post] in London.

This means that bob and secretlondon did two themes, while el_staplador, nanila, nou, and philandstuff all did one theme. Congratulations to all participants, and special congratulations to el_staplador, nanila, and philandstuff as first-time participants!

flaneurs swag is available to everyone who did at least one theme of the challenge. We have button badges, postcards, and stickers. If you did one theme, you get one thing, if you did two themes, you get two things, and if you did all three themes, you get all three things. Please message or email me (kake@earth.li) with a postal address and your choice(s) of prizes, and I'll get them sent out ASAP.