2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

[Chargeride]

Have you ever been to a Polish restaurant in the U.S.?

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A Polish Platter. Own photo of Joan, now of South Carolina, a third generation American. She sent me this right now.


Aha.

I see green, is that a Vegan meal?

 

[Chargeride]

I got a thorn in my front tyre at start of ride, pulled it out, big hole, lots of hissing noises.
Put it back in, tyre still up 12 hours later.

 

[DaveMatthews]

I got a thorn in my front tyre at start of ride, pulled it out, big hole, lots of hissing noises.
Put it back in, tyre still up 12 hours later.

Reminds me of a song...
Thorn between two rubbers...

 

[BillH]

Have you ever been to a Polish restaurant in the U.S.?

Yes. A place called Morluski's. Nice Italian menu also. Local Family run.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Pardon me?

The rest looks more or less legit. Wuzetka (W-Z or East-West Cake) is totally OK!

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Yes. A place called Morluski's. Nice Italian menu also. Local Family run.

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One of everything, please!

 

[BillH]

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Pardon me?

The rest looks more or less legit. Wuzetka (W-Z or East-West Cake) is totally OK!

This is near Buffalo, NY....we're known for pizza and chicken wings so the Polish street pizza is an inevitable.

 

[Chargeride]

A ride today in the low winter sun, the bridleways around Frodsham

All of them quite challenging, but endless loam covered paths and impossibly quaint bridges over rocky streams

This is the thorn, I thought it was a nail for some time.

This bridleway was at the end of their driveway

I kept bumping into these two, they were doing the same tracks.

We love a good sign

These bridleways climbed up and down through the woods over the hills, simply gorgeous

The Neo hit a tree and decided to just hover out of reach, so I had to get the controller out to rescue it

Even I was nervous, some of the trails had pretty hairy, noyt helped by going over slippy rocks with every chance of being catapulted over the edge.

The trail back to Frodsham just got more and more magical as the sun started setting

This trail was probably the most incredible path I have ever ridden, height exposure to the left and built like a mini snaking roller coaster

It went on for miles, dream like silence over the loam injected with whoops..big drop.

It was actually a relief to reach the descent point, the gopro lens flattens the drop, it was which tree should I grab stuff.

It kicks you out right next to this cottage.

This is where Daniel Craig grew up as kid, his dad was the landlord, no Bond theme whatsoever.

A bit posh, the pub facing is the Bears Paw, looks exactly as you would think inside.
I missed loads of trails and towers due to running out of time, I will return, maybe if it snows.

 

[stompandgo]

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Pardon me?

The rest looks more or less legit. Wuzetka (W-Z or East-West Cake) is totally OK!

I'll take a Pole Plate, please. Will the dancer be serving me?

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I thought about extending the ride but decided against it as I didn't want to chance the frost coming down again

Could you remind me again what frost is?
;^}

 

[DaveMatthews]

Could you remind me again what frost is?
;^}

Yeah... rub it in... rub rub rub it in... JACK (frost)!!!

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Yeah... rub it in... rub rub rub it in... JACK (frost)!!!

Well, karma for rubbing it in just caught with me. It's 49°F here in the campground at Carpinteria State Beach near Santa Barbara. Power to the whole campground went out about an hour ago, around 9 pm, the temp inside our rented RV trailer is dropping, and we have no generator backup.

There'll be no frost involved, of course, but repressed memories of it may come flooding back when the outdoor temp bottoms out at 0500 or so. Oh well, at least the last of our Pacific storm passed this afternoon.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Well, karma for rubbing it in just caught with me. It's 49°F here in the campground at Carpinteria State Beach near Santa Barbara. Power to the whole campground went out about an hour ago, around 9 pm, the temp inside our rented RV trailer is dropping, and we have no generator backup.

There'll be no frost involved, of course, but repressed memories of it may come flooding back when the outdoor temp bottoms out at 0500 or so. Oh well, at least the last of our Pacific storm passed this afternoon.

I get what you're layin' down mate.
This morning I hopped in the car at 49F and didn't think much of it. But... waking up in a RV or the like with no power? Yeah... not the most desirable.
But... You're camping man... take it like a... um... er... camper!
Been there done that with a 25' trailer.
Anyway, enjoy. It's all an adventure until it's not.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Anyway, enjoy. It's all an adventure until it's not.

To paraphrase a famous British explorer, adventure is inconvenience properly perceived.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

We love a good sign

Yes, you Brits indeed do

I missed your latest YT video!

 

[Chargeride]

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Yes, you Brits indeed do

I missed your latest YT video!

Is that a thing at 80s reunion gigs?

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Is that a thing at 80s reunion gigs?

No, we're dancing pogo and are spitting
That made the sign really funny!

Listen from the 8th second The same man Hugh Cornwell speaking in 1977

 

[Chargeride]

Is someone shouting..
'turn it down'.

 

[Mulezen]

Cold in Dixie this morning...shivered the first five miles of a long ride. I went further up Dunns Chapel road today as you might note from the photo. I believe I'm welcome in this church.
At the mouth of my road I stopped when I saw a broad-winged hawk sitting on the side of the road. I was perhaps ten feet from it and we stared at each other for at least a minute. This was unusual.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I believe I'm welcome in this church.

That's not what it says in the bathroom.
;^}

Are churches there picky about who comes in the door, who actually joins the congregation, or both?