Wednesday 26 October 2022

Waiting for friends. Just the two of us. Feels like a date night from back in the day, if only for a few minutes wink

Thursday 4 August 2022

Spotted (barely!) on today's morning stroll: Camo Horse! A new bread of superhero?? wink

Tuesday 28 June 2022

Stay on target. Stay on target!!! Erm... I mean... driving the Gotthard tunnel wink Almost 17km long so plenty of this!

Tuesday 28 June 2022

Swiss motorway toll is 40CHF so bit miffed sat in traffic. But at least didn't pay half a million plus to do so! wink

Friday 13 May 2022

Post-ride beer. No view as watching Giro on delay. And yes, not staged, kitchen island really does look like this! wink

Friday 6 May 2022

Today's shopping: self grips (light use only!) & few pints of Franziskaner on special. #BlokesAtTheSupermarket wink grin

Tuesday 3 May 2022

Windy walk home on't beach after lunch. Guess who forgot their sunnies? wink In my defence was overcast when we left tongue

Monday 2 May 2022

Somehow we didn't sit at this cafe & order all of this! Hope it doesn't weigh on me as one of my greatest regrets! wink

Saturday 26 March 2022

Picked up a hat for shade while working in the garden. Only later did I realise... oh my! What have I become?! sad wink

Thursday 24 March 2022

Lisbon metro. Makes me almost miss such eccentrics. Sign on little trolly reads, "Anything but a backpack day" LOL grin

Monday 21 March 2022

Bit windy out! This could be... erm... interesting! wink First flight in ages - how exciting! grin

Saturday 12 March 2022

Back from today's ride in the nick of time! Step off bike, crack a beer, watch 6 Nations while I stretch. Great game!

Saturday 1 January 2022

Happy New Year!... Errrrrmmmm... Oooops! wink tongue grin

Monday 18 October 2021

Just what you want to see on a recovery ride wink Head NE from Llafranc beach (very pretty place) if you fancy it! grin

Monday 6 September 2021

Fabulous Thai @ Sabai Sabai in Argeles Plage. No entree, but ordered 3 mains & devoured the lot! Highly recommended.

Thursday 29 July 2021

Smashed my PR up East side of the Tourmalet. Loving 25-30C temps so pretty Aussie still - locals hate this 'heat'! wink

Tuesday 16 February 2021

Well slap my thigh! wink Col d'Aspin... on Feb 16... in shorts! Set a PR too so double awesome! Happy days! grin grin

Sunday 24 January 2021

Temporary shelving setup in the garage for training. Strangely motivational... hmmmmmmm... wink

Saturday 2 January 2021

What do you mean you've never wanted to test temp/humidity sensor performance when installed in an extractor vent? wink

Saturday 7 November 2020

Appero time by the fireside wink Cheers! grin

Tuesday 18 August 2020

When friends let you on their boat. Thx! smile Also loving my new combover! Oh wait - that's a shadow isn't it? Doh! wink

Saturday 27 June 2020

Look for 'fancy' restaurant in Cahors but v. busy Saturday, so end up in a backstreet bar. Prolly more fun anyhow! wink

Friday 7 February 2020

Pratiwi likes this shape bottle to root cuttings in. Says she wants me to empty more. Who am I to argue? wink #BeerJoke

Monday 20 January 2020

Spotted on today's walk: I say madam, do you realise you have something in your hair? wink

Saturday 14 September 2019

When friends with silly sunnies come to visit... wink Enjoying glass of wine & couple of pintxos at the local market.

Thursday 18 July 2019

First spotted on Hautacam in 2014... authorities bust our inflatable kangaroo for overstaying his visa! #harsh sad wink

Tuesday 16 July 2019

Arvo ice-cream stop as one desert just wasn't enough for some! Lucky someone else got up early to ride their bike! wink

Sunday 23 June 2019

No idea what she's drinking, but I'll certainly be needing a bit more than this thimble of beer that just arrived! wink

Saturday 22 June 2019

Paw-sing for a quick paw-trait. Love the bear-et but need a shave - in summer this bear-d is un-bear-able! grin grin grin

Monday 1 January 2018

Why pay thousands for 1st class cabin on a plane? Park a camping car top of a hill in 100km/h winds. Authentic bad turbulence experience! wink

Wednesday 27 September 2017

I don't like this Twitter change to longer tweets. Composing something concise requires skill so personally I'm going to stick to 140 charac

Saturday 17 June 2017

Out cycling today was stopped by police & then asked to hold this sign as a bunch of randoms rode by! wink Awesome! grin

Friday 5 May 2017

Campaign poster spotted outside a local polling place... oh dear... wink

Thursday 13 April 2017

Living like a king! Another wonderful dinner with some overly generous friends. Nom, nom, nom, nom! tongue Thankyou! grin

Sunday 9 April 2017

Early ride to work up thirst pre-Paris–Roubaix. Accidentally better than planned... forgot the bidons! #Winning wink

Sunday 15 January 2017

"january 15 famous birthdays"... who'd have thought! #HappyBirthdayToMe wink Thanks to all the well wishers smile grin

Saturday 24 December 2016

Happy holidays to all! Wonderful xmas eve dinner with friends here. Thx for that & lending us a tree for this shot wink

Friday 18 November 2016

Last minute decision to take in a concert. In the cheap seats! wink grin wink grin wink

Friday 23 September 2016

Lazy supermarket priced these 2 off-cuts the same. Shame wink I chose the larger of the two obviously. Bargain plus! wink

Friday 26 August 2016

Ahem, well, this is slightly embarrassing... finally gave in & joined the fat bike fad! Look at the size of that! wink

Monday 15 August 2016

Time for desert. Guess I'd better finish this Sangria first! wink grin tongue

Wednesday 27 July 2016

Spotted in a local village: nice guy carrying a bike for a mate, or a bike thief! Around here likely it's the former.

Wednesday 20 July 2016

Pratiwi's favourite alcoholic beverage. All the better at this very offensive price! wink #MoreBeerMoneyForMe tongue :P

Saturday 16 July 2016

I often ride this road but drove today. Traffic here can be tricky as you see. Imagine negotiating this on a bike! wink

Tuesday 12 July 2016

Someone had a wonderful time playing in fields & the stream by the road today. Why dog folk can't have nice cars! wink

Saturday 9 July 2016

Not sure this cake has enough cream filling. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.... wink Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Friday 8 July 2016

I often do quite well on the daily leaderboard. 8th up the Aspin today. Somehow I can't see this lasting though! wink

Friday 8 July 2016

6s off a PR on the Aspin today. Think I could have taken those seconds with a sprint if it wasn't so busy up here! wink

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! grin

Thursday 7 July 2016

Ever been so hot & thirsty you'd lay in a muddy puddle & drink from it? What chasing deer for hours does to dogs! wink