Thanks. Call me a masochist, but I quite like the climbs. The trouble with the climbs over here is that they are short and sharp, but so are the downhills, so it's over in seconds. In France some of the long descents lasted hours - they were magnificent.
B > On 31 Aug 2014, at 21:47, "Alastair Robertson" <kiwibiolog...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > great shots Bob - did a similar cycling trip more than 20 years ago > with a friend. We cheated though as there were four of us - two on > bicycles and two in a car with the luggage. The motorists had a > lovely time and saw a lot of shops and galleries and teashops and the > cyclists had an equally lovely time but I remember cursing the road- > builders for not knowing that a road doesn't have to be built going > straight up the hills and wishing that my 10-speed was a 21-speed and > wondering whether it was possible to break pedals if you stand up on > hard enough while climbing 30 degree gradients. > > This is my favourite and matches my memory of the ride the best > http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/content/DSCF1669_large.html > > Alastair >>> >>> >>> Here are some photos, taken by a man in lycra and poncy little cycling >>> shoes: >>> >>> <http://www.web-options.com/Beacons/> >>> >>> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
