"Hey! When John Paul Jones gives his order, the powder stench, blood spatters everywhere..." (Year 2020 Five-Thousand Mile Decider Ride)
Pursuing the Yearly 5000 Mile Target - The Day 3 (The goal met)
Of course, I refer to the "Father of The U.S. Navy", not to the bassist of Led Zeppelin
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And to his famous words "I have not yet begun to fight!" I have overslept this morning, as it was raining. So, I missed a weather window of 10:00-11:00 with pleasant sunshine. As a good Scout, I was prepared. I pulled my "NASA spacesuit" on and took two pairs of spare gloves and an extra jacket with me.
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On the Hwy 7 (Warsaw - Radom - Kielce - Kraków). It is not the expressway part yet. The post at the right indicates an immense Chinese Trade Center in Wólka Kosowska. I doubt they carry e-bikes there
Regarding the weather, this photo was taken at 12:08 pm. No raining yet but already cloudy.
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A funny place-name. Łoś means "Moose"
The name made me attracted to take a ride there (again).
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After passing Łoś, I hit the 8000 km yearly mark. Celebrating the achievement with OSHEE, a Polish sports drink (the ZERO version).
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At that point, I said "I have not yet begun to fight!" to myself. Why not to make the 5000 mile yearly goal? It started raining here...
I admit I settled on the 70/70% assistance/max motor power for todays ride. Riding in the rain in the winter time is not funny. High assistance level let me spend only four and half hour outdoor. That's the beauty of e-bikes. And of riding with two big batteries.
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The battery swap was necessary at the 44th kilometre. I was riding fast through the rainfall. I experienced reduced visibility with wet goggles and finally miscomprehended the "Czech Joanna", or my GPS navigation system. It added some miles to my ride. Here: Lost in the Mazovian backwoods. A very typical view, probably enjoyed a lot by Frederic Chopin but not by me ![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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I reached my yearly 5000 mile goal some 6 km from my place. The blue dashed line is the route plan. The red one is the actual trip.
I have to say I was tempted to ride to our local small store in Podkowa Leśna to buy some
paszteciki and
red borsch for
@Prairie Dog but had no spirits left with me
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I just wanted my spacesuit off! Well. Body dry. Boots - dry. Third pair of gloves lasted. Why ask for more?
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Thanks to 70% assistance and dual battery, I could complete the trip pretty fast, just after the sunset.
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My 2020 distance goals met!
But 2020 is not over yet...
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Joking. Need to dry my clothes first. The last day of the year will be marked with shopping! Perhaps I can buy some
paszteciki too!