Saturday 16 April 2016

Love French obsession with bread. We might be in motorway services miles from anywhere, but there's still fresh warm baguettes available! smile

Friday 15 April 2016

@google when I visit hangouts.google.com on Android device it's 'cos network issues stop me using app. Pls remove redirect to store! sad

Friday 15 April 2016

Welcome to Lyon! This is why we usually avoid cities, but GPS says it's best way North. Doh! cry Cool clouds though.

Friday 15 April 2016

Still working on that bag of oranges. So sweet & juicy. There are worse things to eat morning, noon & night! wink

Thursday 14 April 2016

Plenty of scope for CX training on today's ride wink By the beach & through wetland. And yes, those dots are flamingos!

Tuesday 12 April 2016

Back in France so lunch supplies are easy: Find boulangerie, buy quiche &... no idea what the other is but was tasty!

Tuesday 12 April 2016

Sadly this is a Spanish baguette. But... it's still warm from the oven & I only had to walk 50m to find it. Result!

Monday 11 April 2016

Today's ride: up a lovely little - 1,200m at the top wink - climb. Parc Natural del Montseny. Just North of Barcelona.

Saturday 9 April 2016

Green grass & warm evening sunshine - nice smile Even better: found a bottle of Czech beer in the garage. Cheers! grin

Saturday 9 April 2016

Haven't done anything touristy for a while so: Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey. Yes, it's tough being a tourist! wink

Friday 8 April 2016

Post lunch walk home along the beach. Think that sangria is still working on someone wink grin

Friday 8 April 2016

Outside bar in Spain. Cold day: I'm wearing sweater & Goretex shell. 3 pommies walk out in tee shirts & shorts & say, "Oooo... Tropical" LOL

Friday 8 April 2016

Great tapas bar in Sitges. Fresh kebabs, sausages, etc. came round regularly. Yum! tongue Sangria seems effective too! wink

Friday 8 April 2016

Old town of Sitges: narrow alleys and... erm... interesting shopfront props wink

Thursday 7 April 2016

Ride from the Med coast up brutal climb (20%+ ramps), past vineyards, a castle & lakes. You know, the usual stuff wink

Thursday 7 April 2016

Passed lots of orange groves yesterday. Paid 7 bucks for a bag of lovely, juicy fruit as big as Pratiwi wink Bargain grin

Wednesday 6 April 2016

Not all jamón here is cheap. This 440€ leg most expensive I could find. 49/kg? Anyone in Sydney want to comment? wink

Wednesday 6 April 2016

Spanish supermarket: Jamón a serious business here! There's a guy hand slicing it for your tasting pleasure too smile

Tuesday 5 April 2016

Lunch in Villajoyosa. 12€ menu included a 'small' glass of sangria. This & my entrée the highlights. Yum! tongue smile

Monday 4 April 2016

So let me get this straight: there really is a Crown Prince needing help to transfer millions & only guy smart enough to reply is in Panama?

Monday 4 April 2016

Today's ride: Same route as last time, reversed. In 3½ hours riding only 34 sec difference - faster! smile #Consistency

Saturday 2 April 2016

Dear Mr Advertising Industry, as you can't play nice I'm taking all your toys! tongue Network ad-block in the snail! grin

Thursday 31 March 2016

More fun in the Costa Blanca hills today. Around 90km with 1800m of vertical. Lovely & warm too. Niiiiice smile grin

Wednesday 30 March 2016

Nerd alert!!! You know... because have been without a server room for far too long wink

Tuesday 29 March 2016

Woke feeling a bit off. Did 90km bike ride. Felt better. Sat in sunshine & had food & drink forced on us by neighbours. Life is tough! wink grin

Saturday 26 March 2016

Today's ride: Deserted Costa Blanca roads. Surprisingly good riding here & it's almost hot! #TanLines #FullyPro wink

Friday 25 March 2016

Feeling very lucky... this was on the table 5 minutes after I got home from cycling! Yum! smile grin tongue #Refuel #Hydration

Thursday 24 March 2016

Is tricky to find a good curry in Europe so just this once happy to enjoy some 'Brits Abroad' dining wink tongue Cheers! grin

Thursday 24 March 2016

Beach front at Villajoyosa. This one's sandy: note the palms wink Can't say it's not colourful enough & rather like it!

Wednesday 23 March 2016

Shots from today's ride. Lovely roads but a bit arid around here. Higher you go, greener it gets though. Oh well! wink

Tuesday 22 March 2016

Evening stroll. Is cloudy but warm. No sand, but on the plus side, won't be find it in every orifice for hours! wink

Monday 21 March 2016

Between two types of valid syntax, is slightly annoying when one you've been using is deprecated. Doh! #CouldHaveBeenWorse #31FileCommit wink

Saturday 19 March 2016

Last ride of Winter today, a bit chilly: hardly drank a thing. Then again was only just over an hour #ThingsToDo wink

Thursday 17 March 2016

Lost of sites with annoying JS pop-ups still render content server side, so just disable JS on those domains for better experience grin #Bozos

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Moved little further South today. Now lovely & warm. Crickets are chirping outside. Bonus: parked by the beach at bottom of a 25km climb! grin

Tuesday 15 March 2016

The Spanish like a little ham it seems. Sadly we have to pass due to lack of slicing paraphernalia in the snail! cry

Sunday 13 March 2016

Does anyone else find it highly suspicious that both @garminconnect & @Strava both seem to be having technical difficulties today? #TechFail

Sunday 13 March 2016

Pratiwi cutting up sausisson: "Think I've done too much". Like durh! One can never have too much sausisson! Especially after a few beers! wink

Sunday 13 March 2016

Post ride refreshments... as the shadows lengthen. Another great day. Hmmmmmm... smile tongue

Sunday 13 March 2016

Dear Interwebs: some of us want sites in our native language even in a foreign country. You know, on holiday! Forced geo-locale is useless!

Saturday 12 March 2016

@Garmin: hit 'Connect IQ Store' menu item in your Android app loads a webpage that suggests using the app for a better experience #Fail! sad

Friday 11 March 2016

Hour or so of work, 81km ride in sunshine, not one but two races (#ParisNice & #TirrenoAdriatico) to watch after lunch #PerfectDay! grin grin grin

Wednesday 9 March 2016

When you're out riding & weather turns to shit: can always motivate yourself by thinking about what pros would do, yes? Wrong! sad #ParisNice

Tuesday 8 March 2016

Delta de l'Ebre. Quite time of year, but couple OK-ish bird in flight shots. Ducks, Flamingos, that kind of thing wink

Friday 4 March 2016

Cycling in Serra de Llaberia. After most of winter in the Pyrenees, 3% gradient in warm sunshine felt like a joke! wink

Thursday 3 March 2016

Made it to the Med! We don't really do beach (too flat) But plus side: it's a bit warmer here! Swings/roundabouts wink

Thursday 3 March 2016

Picnic rest stop on our drive today. Just a few items we happened to have in the 'car' wink

Thursday 3 March 2016

Today will be mostly spent... Driving to find some early summer. To the sun..! grin

Tuesday 1 March 2016

A few pictures while wondering the Pyrenees foothills today. Lovely here, isn't it? grin

Tuesday 1 March 2016

Today's ride: just random cruising through lots of beautiful little villages. This one is Orincles. It's nice here smile