RabH
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Nah, they are pretty average...
My mouth was wide open looking at them all, truly spectacular!
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My mouth was wide open looking at them all, truly spectacular!
Prairie Dog
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Thanks Rab and I totally concur. Those same captivating views hold special meaning for us.Nah, they are pretty average...
My mouth was wide open looking at them all, truly spectacular!
You might have seen images that I posted of the Redfish Silver in the hobbies/interests thread. It took me an entire summer to build and I’m somewhat anxious to start another as my wife has unofficially claimed title to the Silver. Here's an image of the epoxy laminated walnut cockpit coaming clamped into position and of it filed, sanded, and glassed complete with thigh braces.
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WLI, Lipsko county Mazovia. Art, I did not even know we had such a county (it looks it is in the southernmost Mazovia). You gave me a splendid idea for a long vacation ride! Thank you! I'm so jealous you could be kayaking! I would love to do so, just missing a partner!Up at the Rock Glacier, we noticed a small campervan parked along the road sporting Euro registration plates on its front and rear. It wasn’t until I arrived home and discovered the van’s Polish origin (WIL - Lipsko County). It appears that it was being driven by one of @Stefan Mikes countrymen/women likely making a coast-to-coast venture. What a life, eh?
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
There are many good movies to see in theatres now. I started with the Ethan Hunt sequel. The next would be the "Oppenheimer", and I intend to complete the cinema season with the latest "Indiana Jones". No "Barbie"!
I took my Vado 6.0 to get to a cinema around 14 km away from my place. Vado just "explained" to me what it was designed for: a commuter e-bike. 35 minutes pedalling each way, silently, fast, effortlessly, and totally comfortably! I especially enjoyed the return ride at night, with the road splendidly lit with the Supernova headlight.
It's going to be a movie week!
At the Janki (pronounce: Yankee) shopping centre. Made friends with a security guard riding a Segway. He told me he had been avoiding riding a Segway for 12 years until he felt he had to start moving on the vehicle!
When I was riding through Suchy Las, I could spot a police car in a speed-trap. I wondered if the policemen would notice I was moving faster than 25 km/h but I must have looked pretty normal to them
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Thank my better half as she was the first one to spot the van. We both thought that they were simply attached vanity plates as some like to advertise their roots to others. Not sure how this tourist managed to transport it over here but I hope that he/she or both are enjoying their trip. There are many alpine lakes in both our provincial and national parks but due to its larger size, the Upper Kananaskis is popular with day users and even though a back country campsite exists at the far end of the lake it's only accessible by hiking there or by boat.
Chargeride
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The quality of the pictures have really ramped up on here, I'll just posy my lazy screen grabs 
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Back from our caravan holiday in Talybont in Barmouth bay.
I wasnt really supposed to be biking, it was all about the grandson, so I got up at 7am to ride up the coast to Harlech.
The site was very clean, and quite cozy, but the coast here is actually quite stark and uninviting at first, but you warm to it when you see it in different weather conditions
This sand dune was a good 100ft high and the bike amazed me by climbing it with ease, the sand was just right for traction.
The climb up from the beach to the castle was unbelievable, first gear only even in a car, but the bike cruised up it with ease.
The town of Harlech has a slightly unworldly feel to it, its dominated by the castle, the tourist shops, but its pretty well middle of nowhere and all the beaches are completely undeveloped.
It must have felt like the end of the world 700 years ago.
They were enacting various medieval, trades, fights and romances, the actors were really into it and stayed in character at all times, it really gave you a sense of times gone by.
Hilariously I wandered down an obscure path and caught two of them actually having a real passionate kiss, him in light chain mail and her in a long hooded cloak.
She smiled and said 'good day to you sir'.
Im not sure if it was a setup, but it was unlikely anyone but an idiot with a gopro would take that path right to the end.
This castle played a large part in UK history and is a world heritage site.
It passed between many hands, I really do think the Welsh dragon should be on the union jack, I mean how cool is that!
You can see from this shot what a perfect position it has, the sea came right up to the rock base when it was built , I presume thats all just sand build up now.
I rode around the awesome Conway castle on the way home, thats a complete castle walled town, fully tourist hotspot, but they did make the effort of matching the railway bridge to the castle, so it kinda looks like an slightly newer extension.
A must visit for castle enthusiasts
Yes Im a castle nut, many years of playing a mmorpg called The Dark age of Camelot.
.Back from our caravan holiday in Talybont in Barmouth bay.
I wasnt really supposed to be biking, it was all about the grandson, so I got up at 7am to ride up the coast to Harlech.
The site was very clean, and quite cozy, but the coast here is actually quite stark and uninviting at first, but you warm to it when you see it in different weather conditions
This sand dune was a good 100ft high and the bike amazed me by climbing it with ease, the sand was just right for traction.
The climb up from the beach to the castle was unbelievable, first gear only even in a car, but the bike cruised up it with ease.
The town of Harlech has a slightly unworldly feel to it, its dominated by the castle, the tourist shops, but its pretty well middle of nowhere and all the beaches are completely undeveloped.
It must have felt like the end of the world 700 years ago.
They were enacting various medieval, trades, fights and romances, the actors were really into it and stayed in character at all times, it really gave you a sense of times gone by.
Hilariously I wandered down an obscure path and caught two of them actually having a real passionate kiss, him in light chain mail and her in a long hooded cloak.
She smiled and said 'good day to you sir'.
Im not sure if it was a setup, but it was unlikely anyone but an idiot with a gopro would take that path right to the end.
This castle played a large part in UK history and is a world heritage site.
It passed between many hands, I really do think the Welsh dragon should be on the union jack, I mean how cool is that!
You can see from this shot what a perfect position it has, the sea came right up to the rock base when it was built , I presume thats all just sand build up now.
I rode around the awesome Conway castle on the way home, thats a complete castle walled town, fully tourist hotspot, but they did make the effort of matching the railway bridge to the castle, so it kinda looks like an slightly newer extension.
A must visit for castle enthusiasts
Yes Im a castle nut, many years of playing a mmorpg called The Dark age of Camelot.
Stefan Mikes
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A cycling friend in Poland who is Welsh but raised in England and naturalized in Poland always talks about Conwy with warm feelings. I think he might be born around!
A photo as shot from the train.
The longest name of a train station in the world!
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Art Deco
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When I was there, our tour guide (a Londoner) said she spent a half a day practicing pronouncing it before the tour.A cycling friend in Poland who is Welsh but raised in England and naturalized in Poland always talks about Conwy with warm feelings. I think he might be born around!
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A photo as shot from the train.
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The longest name of a train station in the world!
Jeremy McCreary
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I know the Welsh are fond of their Ls, but 4 in a row???? That must be some kind of record in and of itself.A cycling friend in Poland who is Welsh but raised in England and naturalized in Poland always talks about Conwy with warm feelings. I think he might be born around!
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A photo as shot from the train.
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The longest name of a train station in the world!
Twin Valley
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much nicer there than on the west side of those mountains where we came across 3 new forest fires near Fairmont Hot Springs, BC
Stefan Mikes
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Thinking of "ll" as of a single sound (which is not ll!) and separating neighbouring "ll"s with a hyphen would make the thing easier for sure
I loved a YT video in which a man was making children sing the long name! (Now I can sing it but not say it!)
Of course the English do not speak English! (Tell it to your grandsons to further confuse them!)Chargeride
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My friend moved to Wales and now his kids talk to each other in Welsh in front of him.
Hes learning it himself to make sure theyre not plotting against him
Hes learning it himself to make sure theyre not plotting against him
Chargeride
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Yes, in canada my friend was asked by a woman in a subway where he was from because his English wasn't very good.Thinking of "ll" as of a single sound (which is not ll!) and separating neighbouring "ll"s with a hyphen would make the thing easier for sure
'Im from England' he said.
Woman had her world readjusted.
Brix
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Photo of the castle by @BrixA cycling friend in Poland who is Welsh but raised in England and naturalized in Poland always talks about Conwy with warm feelings. I think he might be born around!
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A photo as shot from the train.
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The longest name of a train station in the world!
dodgeman
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No ride today. It rained a little this morning but not near enough for the crops. I took a screen shot of the local weather, I don’t know how well it shows up but the temperature is 95 with a heat index of 108. I’ll just stay inside where it’s cool.
RabH
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Last night I came up with a route which would mean putting the bike in the car and driving to Kincardine around 20 miles away and taking the inland route to St Andrews and then heading down the coast road on the way back before cutting inland past Knockhill! It would have been around 110 miles and I wouldn't have the big climbs at the end like I do if I leave from home! Leaving from home wasn't an option today as it would have been over 150 miles and I had just completed a tough ride on Monday! I got up at 5am this morning and the rain was pouring down!
I had a look at the forecast and it wasn't very nice at all so I looked at the forecast further up the road and it was looking much more promising, so I decided to just keep driving until I reached the better weather! 50 miles of driving later I reached Milnathort and it was so much better and the real bonus was dry roads, still some dodgy clouds around but they made for some nice photos!The road to Gateside at 6.45am!
The Lomond Hills to the south!
I was nearing the bigger town of Cupar and I had a really nice view of Mount Hill to the north with the Hopetoun Monument perched on top! The monument was erected by the people of Cupar in 1826 in memory of the British soldier John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun!
I was glad to get through Cupar as it was starting to get busy, another couple of miles and I reached Dairsie and was now only 6 miles from St Andrews and the nice weather continued!
The farmers are sure kept busy around here!
The road into St Andrews is always busy but thankfully they built a cycle path alongside it, just across the water is the former RAF base at Leuchars which is now an army base! My dad used to take me to the Leuchars Airshow back in the day, it was always extremely busy!
I arrived in St Andrews at 8.15am and there was already people in the sea paddle boarding, you couldn't pay me to get in that water as its ice cold!
I have been to St Andrews about 5 times this year and this is the first time the tide has actually been in!
The harbour with the castle in the background which dates back to the 13th century!
I now had the big climb out of St Andrews on the coast road to Crail, the first proper climb since I set off! I had a nice view of the town near the top!
The coast road was pretty quiet thankfully and I was loving all the twists and turns, its mostly flat and downhill all the way to Crail!
The tiny harbour at Crail!
The weather was still holding up but the further I got down the coast the darker it was getting, soon I started to feel some rain in the air! It was pretty mild so I wasn't too bothered about it, I reached the village of East Wemyss and the rain was getting heavier and looking down the coast it was a wall of grey clouds and looking like it was only going to get worse! I arrived in Kirkcaldy and the rain had actually stopped, as you can see it was a bit damp on the promenade!
Amazingly the sky started to brighten up as I was leaving Kirkcaldy and I even got a bit of warm sun for about 2 minutes...
I continued down the coast to Burntisland having now covered just under 70 miles with less than 2000 ft of climbing, very different from my neck of the woods! I had 29% left on my first battery but decided to change to my second one as the real climbs were about to start, my intention was to head for Knockhill so I thought I should check the weather to see what was in store! Heavy rain was expected around 1pm and then it was meant to clear up, I worked out I would be there around 2pm so decided to chance it!Pretty much all the way from Burtisland to Knockhill is uphill but there are also some nice descents to enjoy, the descent into Kelty is a very fast one and I reached 42.8mph despite the headwind which wasn't a strong one though! Amazingly it was still dry, although a lot of the roads were wet so obviously it had been raining pretty heavily! I was now climbing up to Knockhill and was looking forward to the descent all the way down to Powmill which is around 5 miles of twists and turns!
The first descent past the entrance to the racing circuit and the roads were starting to dry up now!
After another big descent there is a little uphill on this straight road, this is looking back towards the circuit!
The next part is amazing all the way down to Powmill, I know it like the back of my hand so I could really put the hammer down and have a real blast on this descent! Once I reached Powmill I had to use the main road which can be very busy with trucks, amazingly when I reached the end of the road before turning into the village there was no traffic in sight! The road back to the car from here was mostly flat or downhill so my climbing was finished now, I was nearing Crook of Devon and looked back to see a line of traffic heading my way with quite a few trucks in the line so I pulled off the road for a break and a final snack!
There was a nice path here but sadly it was a short one so wasn't really an option!
One final picture of the hills before arriving back at the car!
I took all 3 batteries with me to be safe but only needed 2, my second battery dropped to 19% just as I reached the car! I feared the worst this morning with all the rain but my luck was in for sure and I never got soaked! What a brilliant day that was once again, tomorrow I will be having a well deserved rest day! I think I will sleep for about 10 hours tonight...
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Prairie Dog
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Another awesome ride, dude!View attachment 159093
Last night I came up with a route which would mean putting the bike in the car and driving to Kincardine around 20 miles away and taking the inland route to St Andrews and then heading down the coast road on the way back before cutting inland past Knockhill! It would have been around 110 miles and I wouldn't have the big climbs at the end like I do if I leave from home! Leaving from home wasn't an option today as it would have been over 150 miles and I had just completed a tough ride on Monday! I got up at 5am this morning and the rain was pouring down!
The road to Gateside at 6.45am!
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The Lomond Hills to the south!
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I was nearing the bigger town of Cupar and I had a really nice view of Mount Hill to the north with the Hopetoun Monument perched on top! The monument was erected by the people of Cupar in 1826 in memory of the British soldier John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun!
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I was glad to get through Cupar as it was starting to get busy, another couple of miles and I reached Dairsie and was now only 6 miles from St Andrews and the nice weather continued!
The farmers are sure kept busy around here!
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The road into St Andrews is always busy but thankfully they built a cycle path alongside it, just across the water is the former RAF base at Leuchars which is now an army base! My dad used to take me to the Leuchars Airshow back in the day, it was always extremely busy!
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I arrived in St Andrews at 8.15am and there was already people in the sea paddle boarding, you couldn't pay me to get in that water as its ice cold!
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I have been to St Andrews about 5 times this year and this is the first time the tide has actually been in!
The harbour with the castle in the background which dates back to the 13th century!
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I now had the big climb out of St Andrews on the coast road to Crail, the first proper climb since I set off! I had a nice view of the town near the top!
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The coast road was pretty quiet thankfully and I was loving all the twists and turns, its mostly flat and downhill all the way to Crail!
The tiny harbour at Crail!
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The weather was still holding up but the further I got down the coast the darker it was getting, soon I started to feel some rain in the air! It was pretty mild so I wasn't too bothered about it, I reached the village of East Wemyss and the rain was getting heavier and looking down the coast it was a wall of grey clouds and looking like it was only going to get worse! I arrived in Kirkcaldy and the rain had actually stopped, as you can see it was a bit damp on the promenade!
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Amazingly the sky started to brighten up as I was leaving Kirkcaldy and I even got a bit of warm sun for about 2 minutes...
Pretty much all the way from Burtisland to Knockhill is uphill but there are also some nice descents to enjoy, the descent into Kelty is a very fast one and I reached 42.8mph despite the headwind which wasn't a strong one though! Amazingly it was still dry, although a lot of the roads were wet so obviously it had been raining pretty heavily! I was now climbing up to Knockhill and was looking forward to the descent all the way down to Powmill which is around 5 miles of twists and turns!
The first descent past the entrance to the racing circuit and the roads were starting to dry up now!
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After another big descent there is a little uphill on this straight road, this is looking back towards the circuit!
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The next part is amazing all the way down to Powmill, I know it like the back of my hand so I could really put the hammer down and have a real blast on this descent! Once I reached Powmill I had to use the main road which can be very busy with trucks, amazingly when I reached the end of the road before turning into the village there was no traffic in sight! The road back to the car from here was mostly flat or downhill so my climbing was finished now, I was nearing Crook of Devon and looked back to see a line of traffic heading my way with quite a few trucks in the line so I pulled off the road for a break and a final snack!
There was a nice path here but sadly it was a short one so wasn't really an option!
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One final picture of the hills before arriving back at the car!
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I took all 3 batteries with me to be safe but only needed 2, my second battery dropped to 19% just as I reached the car! I feared the worst this morning with all the rain but my luck was in for sure and I never got soaked! What a brilliant day that was once again, tomorrow I will be having a well deserved rest day! I think I will sleep for about 10 hours tonight...
The view from above the harbor, in particular, is spectacular.
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On the same tour of Wales mentioned above, our tour guide told a story ( maybe true) of an incident on a train where an Englishman objected to a mother apparently talking with her son in a foreign language.
He said " If you are in England, speak English. "
Another passenger said " We are in Wales, and she is speaking Welsh " ....
.Chargeride
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well the urban myth/probably true story is that the welsh are the true britons.
Us English are really German invaders.
Us English are really German invaders.
Art Deco
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Hell, I thought y'all were actually decendents of Franks ( French) or Danes (Norse) invaders . Doesn't matter ...England is still England.
The most diverse place I have ever been. And all the folks I met there know it doesn't really matter where you're from.
The Welsh even tried to recruit us to change our citizenship . I loved them but no, I am just too damn old.
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