Dessert time: Black Forest gâteau & more local beer. Like there's another choice?! Love a bakery that serves beer!
Hearty lunch under dappled shade in a beer garden next to the Abbey & old brewery where that beer originates. Cheers!
I did say we couldn't get a whole leg due to lack of slicing equipment in the snail. Lucky we're visiting friends!
So now the girls have finished messing about (ahem!!), it's time to get serious. Hand me a knife!
Lunch in Villajoyosa. 12€ menu included a 'small' glass of sangria. This & my entrée the highlights. Yum!
Post ride snack. Pratiwi asked, "Are you going to eat all that?!" Erm... what do you think?! #NaughtyPuppyLook
Does this really need a caption? Just messing about while enjoying a few pre-dinner snacks
After lunch... time to try the local wares while we sit & watch the world go by. Just a lovely afternoon.
When in Spain: tapas lunch in Santiago de Compostela. Followed by ice cream for some reason... even though it's cold!
Chores around the home are never ending! All round clean for the snail today. Nice & easy with the terrace here
Little 'recovery' ride this morning Climbed Portillion to Spain then Peyresourde. Love, love, love the Pyrenees!
Few drinks & a wonderful lunch by the canal in Amsterdam. It is really very nice here on a day like this. Cheers!
Might have got a bit sweaty on today's ride Only drank 2.5 bottles in 3.5 hours though as it's not very hot here!
I knew this crate of beer would come in useful some day! Cleaning the awning by Geirangerfjord.
Cruising the fjords. Impossibly beautiful & absolutely brutal gradients - especially when you do repeats! Love it!
Rode from fjord 1,500m up to Dalsnibba, where on a clear day should be able to see the start. Not today, too misty
Told you I'd get a chance to try the new gear. Just back from few hours walking in the rain. Dry as a bone. Love it!
Parked up just over the river from the Troll Wall. Already seen couple of avalanches as last of the snow melts. Epic!
Host: "I'm sorry. This is all we have!" *A standard joke in Indonesia, no matter how lavish the meal Yum!
So... we have this bubbly to drink but no champagne flutes. Problem? No... not really Yes... it's all class!
Just relaxing in the lounge Love the comfy recliner chairs. My feet are up on the sofa but you can't see that
Belgium dinner: Trappist beer & Flemish Stew. Soooo good! Was absolutely stuffed after this... & half of Pratiwi's
Catching up in London. Sydney must be expensive now as the cost of a pint in poncy City bar seemed rather reasonable!
Lunch at Royal China in Bayswater. Deep fried duck rolls. Say. No. More! Plus other goodies. Yuuuum! :P
Some sights of York before lunch by the river while entertained by local wildlife. Then short stroll on walls. Nice!
Walk into town deserves a treat, right? Beers & dinner in the White Lion, Ambleside. Challenging, but I managed
Fame! http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/indep...
Late lunch/early dinner in Brugge. Flemish Stew & trappist beer. Yum! Oh... and some of Pratiwi's moule frites
Pratiwi: "Want any sunscreen?" Me: "Where am I not covered?!" Arctic gales on today's ride, but still fun #Painful
So it's after lunch & things are warming up... beer o'clock... at last!
Dinner at Greek restaurant in Germany. Confused & didn't know what we were ordering but was tasty when it arrived!
Well... that's the afternoon sorted then! How's this for an infinite edge pool? Straight into a rainforest canopy!
Looking at Pratiwi was a bit hot arriving at Maya Ubud! Thankful for an upgrade w/private plunge pool. Ah... cooling!
Whilst in Ubud we must have an obligatory lunch stop at Ibu Oka. Hmmmm... babi guling!
Someone told us that if you can touch one of the enclosed Buddhas & make a wish it will be granted. Here's hoping!
Dinner & shopping in Phuket Town. But mostly dinner. Finished off with durian & beer (yes, beer) from a local grocer.
Little stroll before pre-dinner drinks, Kamala beach. It's pretty small as I managed to jog end to end this morning!
Space for 3 more bikes & year's worth of luggage? Pratiwi didn't think it would fit. But with a little magic: Yes!
Just back from cycling. GPS says it was 35° out. Phew! Pratiwi thought she'd have some fun while I stretch: Bliss!
Lunch in Placa Reial. It's Spain so paella on the menu despite temps in the late 30s. Sizzle! Lucky there's beer too!
Pratiwi was dreaming of splashing about in a mountain stream all day. Brrr, icy! I showed her how to relax instead
8km & 900m vertical later: Col d'Ayous! Arrived rather sweaty, but yes that is snow on the ground. Time to head back.
Dinner in Laruns. Oh look, some kind of thick soup dish with half a roast duck thrown in for good measure! Nom, nom!
Much amusement was had when inflatable walrus met inflatable kangaroo. And yes - we kept it clean!
Some loon rode this Chopper part way up Hautacam. Another loon borrowed it Messing about at Le Tour - love it!
Dinner at Monestir de Les Avellanes. Excuse my confused look. Long flight & bit of a drive. Plus the red was chilled! Welcome to Spain
Wore a thermal on today's midday ride. First time this year. It was chilly, but somehow still managed to sweat a bit!
Obligatory 'standing/sitting at the edge of a cliff' shots in the Blue Mountains These are at Lincoln's Rock.
"It's coming off in 2 days celebration" Although: am actually quite attached now. Should it stay or should it go?
On the dirt today. Been a while, almost forgot MTB was such fun! And yes, it is still winter here in Sydney!