A Not So Bright Idea

Before we left I had a great idea. Replace all the batteries, in anything that takes batteries, with rechargeables! Our bike-lights and torches were kitted out with rechargeable AA & AAA's so that we'd save a fortune on batteries.

A little further down the road...

It is NOT a good idea. Its bad enough that you have to hang round the toilets to charge your phone and stuff but rechargeable AA & AAA's take at least 6 hours to charge! Either you take a risk and leave it in the shower room overnight or you visit a hotel or something and recharge in your room. We've been doing the former whenever it seems safe but it is far more convenient to just buy some batteries!