Thursday 16 February 2017
Hmmmmmmm.... pizzaaaaaaaaa 
:P ... and some tartiflette for good measure. Burp! 
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Little walk up near Col des Palomières. Not bad for the first day of winter! Making some new friends too 
Saturday 17 December 2016
Lunch at Payolle. I guess there are perks to having to do this tourist thing after all! 
Nom, nom, nom, nom!
Saturday 10 December 2016
Pic from one of the club guys today. Not at all the prettiest part of the ride, but I'm in this shot, so... share!
Friday 11 November 2016
Lunch with friends after a damp walk. Advantage of chilly conditions: the restaurant is serving vin chaud. Cheers!
Sunday 6 November 2016
Short stroll to check out our new locale. Love how the inquisitive neighbours look up from their morning snack
Saturday 5 November 2016
Not just a pretty face? Access to oven + bit of spare time means fresh bread baked by my own fair hands. Yum!
Monday 31 October 2016
31 October yet back atop the Tourmalet in summer riding kit! Twice in 5 days. With weather like this stupid not to
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Post-recovery, recovery Cheers from Saint-Lary-Soulan!
Monday 15 August 2016
Time for desert. Guess I'd better finish this Sangria first!
Sunday 14 August 2016
Spanish Sunday lunch. Pratiwi had a big octopus leg that just melted in the mouth. Unbelievable how good that was!
Friday 5 August 2016
Family dinner in Quillan. I'm not easily impressed by salad, but... that's not bad! Prefer my choice mind!
Thursday 28 July 2016
Outrageously good dinner tonight. Soooo good & so much too. Had to take a doggy bag which was our lunch the next day!
Friday 8 July 2016
Lots of fun at the TdF today, a highlight is meeting Didi The Devil just before the Aspin climb. What a character!
Friday 10 June 2016
Helping friends collect cherries from this beautiful tree in their yard. Yuuuuuum!
Thursday 9 June 2016
Salt on jersey is normal but I took ass-sweat to whole new level today 100km Tourmalet loop & still 30° at 1700m!
Tuesday 17 May 2016
I never do coffee stops but beer & pizza is mid-ride break I can get behind 122km & Hautacam PR today. Love it!
Saturday 7 May 2016
Rest day done right: just lounging around our 'garden' - aka. the campsite - in the evening sunshine. Ahhhhh...
Wednesday 4 May 2016
First Tourmalet ascent of the year. Last 3km closed to cars, but not bikes! As usual, sucks to be a car driver!
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Cyclists should know this guy: He spends summer atop Col du Tourmalet but prefers to winter in the valley it seems
Tuesday 26 April 2016
Post ride snack. Despite it being a bit nippy up Ventoux looks like I got a bit sweaty somewhere on today's route!
Monday 25 April 2016
Rosbif lunch. Désolé monsieur, it's better in the UK Mousse for dessert was to die for though. Nom, nom, nom!
Thursday 21 April 2016
Dessert time: Black Forest gâteau & more local beer. Like there's another choice?! Love a bakery that serves beer!
Thursday 21 April 2016
Hearty lunch under dappled shade in a beer garden next to the Abbey & old brewery where that beer originates. Cheers!
Sunday 17 April 2016
I did say we couldn't get a whole leg due to lack of slicing equipment in the snail. Lucky we're visiting friends!
Sunday 17 April 2016
So now the girls have finished messing about (ahem!!), it's time to get serious. Hand me a knife!
Tuesday 5 April 2016
Lunch in Villajoyosa. 12€ menu included a 'small' glass of sangria. This & my entrée the highlights. Yum!
Saturday 13 February 2016
Post ride snack. Pratiwi asked, "Are you going to eat all that?!" Erm... what do you think?! #NaughtyPuppyLook
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Does this really need a caption? Just messing about while enjoying a few pre-dinner snacks
Saturday 7 November 2015
After lunch... time to try the local wares while we sit & watch the world go by. Just a lovely afternoon.
Friday 30 October 2015
When in Spain: tapas lunch in Santiago de Compostela. Followed by ice cream for some reason... even though it's cold!
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Chores around the home are never ending! All round clean for the snail today. Nice & easy with the terrace here
Sunday 27 September 2015
Little 'recovery' ride this morning Climbed Portillion to Spain then Peyresourde. Love, love, love the Pyrenees!
Wednesday 9 September 2015
Few drinks & a wonderful lunch by the canal in Amsterdam. It is really very nice here on a day like this. Cheers!
Tuesday 18 August 2015
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!
Thursday 6 August 2015
I knew this crate of beer would come in useful some day! Cleaning the awning by Geirangerfjord.
Saturday 1 August 2015
Cruising the fjords. Impossibly beautiful & absolutely brutal gradients - especially when you do repeats! Love it!
Wednesday 29 July 2015
Rode from fjord 1,500m up to Dalsnibba, where on a clear day should be able to see the start. Not today, too misty 
Tuesday 21 July 2015
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!
Friday 17 July 2015
Parked up just over the river from the Troll Wall. Already seen couple of avalanches as last of the snow melts. Epic!
Sunday 12 July 2015
Host: "I'm sorry. This is all we have!" 
*A standard joke in Indonesia, no matter how lavish the meal Yum!
Thursday 25 June 2015
So... we have this bubbly to drink but no champagne flutes. Problem? No... not really Yes... it's all class!
Wednesday 27 May 2015
Just relaxing in the lounge Love the comfy recliner chairs. My feet are up on the sofa but you can't see that
Saturday 23 May 2015
Belgium dinner: Trappist beer & Flemish Stew. Soooo good! Was absolutely stuffed after this... & half of Pratiwi's
Thursday 21 May 2015
Catching up in London. Sydney must be expensive now as the cost of a pint in poncy City bar seemed rather reasonable!
Wednesday 20 May 2015
Lunch at Royal China in Bayswater. Deep fried duck rolls. Say. No. More! Plus other goodies. Yuuuum! :P
Friday 15 May 2015
Some sights of York before lunch by the river while entertained by local wildlife. Then short stroll on walls. Nice!
Monday 11 May 2015
Walk into town deserves a treat, right? Beers & dinner in the White Lion, Ambleside. Challenging, but I managed
Saturday 2 May 2015
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Late lunch/early dinner in Brugge. Flemish Stew & trappist beer. Yum! Oh... and some of Pratiwi's moule frites
