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Travels, day 19: Idro to Peschiera

Travels, day 19: Idro to Peschiera

Thursday, Sep 11, 2003

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stats.
Today 81km
Trip ??km

A long climb up from lake Idro. We passed through the charmingly named village of Crone, then gained about 600m in altitude over ten or so kilometres. One “longish, darkish tunnel” that was luckily straight-ish as well — for it was indeed both very long and very dark! Roughly half-way up the climb the road levelled out to cross a bridge, then turned sharply into a climb complete with 14% warning signs. I left Jo to continue on my own, passing endless signs warning of “2 Tornante” — a quick zigzag and up some more.

Travels, day 16: Porlezza to Bárzio

Travels, day 16: Porlezza to Bárzio

Monday, Sep 8, 2003

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stats.
Today 69.63km
Trip ??km

Sometime around five in the morning it started to rain — quietly at first, then a solid downpour that sounded as if it would last for days. My temporary patch on the pinhole in the tent’s roof held, but other parts leaked where the walls touched the floor, or where the tent is just too old and worn. There was no point in staying inside and getting gradually wetter, so even though it was supposed to be a short day’s ride, Jo and I got up early and sat around in the marquee.

Travels, day 14: Resting in Cannobio

Travels, day 14: Resting in Cannobio

Saturday, Sep 6, 2003

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stats. Today 0km Trip ??km Germans, Germans, Germans… Every car we see, every person we pass, every conversation we overhear. As soon as we enter a shop and the shop-keeper realises that we aren’t Italian, they start talking German to us. All very polite of the Italians to the German tourists who are their main source of income, but it’s starting to get a little annoying since we don’t speak German, and would have more chance of understanding a little Italian!
Travels, day 10: Gruyères to Interlaken

Travels, day 10: Gruyères to Interlaken

Tuesday, Sep 2, 2003

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stats.
Today 84.74km
Trip ??km

A crisp, cold morning greeted us today, everyone in fine spirits — even Eddie, who somehow seemed to have forgotten that Swiss mountains could get cold, even in the summer, and had forgotton to bring any warm clothes.

Travels, day 9:  Cully to Gruyères

Travels, day 9: Cully to Gruyères

Monday, Sep 1, 2003

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stats.
Today 103.82km
Trip total ??km

Around the lake to Villeneuve, then after stopping at the shops to stock up on vitals, Jo and I missed the turn off for the bike path. On and on through town we went, out the other side and then nearly ended up on a major road — the same major road that the route notes warned us not to get onto. Andy arrived just as we were trying to work out where to go next, and redirected us back into the centre of town, with directions on finding the bike path. Once on the bike path it was supposed to be simple: “just follow the signs to Aigle” said the notes.

First day of the work year

First day of the work year

Thursday, Jan 2, 2003

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First day back at work — quiet as a grave. Closing off old logs and trying to remember what I need to do at the start of each year — it doesn’t happen often enough, so nothing tends to get automated… Andy and Suzie – WideOpenRoad – are still emailing me with tempting invitations for the bike ride from Geneva to Verona. I want to go, Joey is in two minds.
Vaujany to Lille

Vaujany to Lille

Wednesday, Jul 18, 2001

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Rain, more rain, then a little more rain. A fine day to be leaving the mountains. Amazingly, we all managed to get up in time for the 8 am start, crammed everything and everyone into the van and the car and drove to Grenoble. A bizarre feeling sitting in a car and watching the world go past without having to pedal. Almost as bizarre was listening to The House of the Rising Sun playing on the radio … in French.
le Tour on l'Alpe d'Huez

le Tour on l'Alpe d'Huez

Tuesday, Jul 17, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 39.3 Trip total 3159.8 Odometer 85.2 We left Vaujany around 10:00 to ride up to l’Alpe d’Huez. Some chose the route via Bourg d’Oisans and the main climb, the rest of us headed up to Villard Reculas and then around the side of the mountain to Huez. The unfenced vertiginous drop off the side of the road was too much for some, Richard flat out refused to ride on the right hand side and sidled along the wrong side of the road, hugging the rock walls.
Vaujany

Vaujany

Monday, Jul 16, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 45.01 Trip total 3120.5 Odometer 45.0 The pizza last night for dinner was a very bad idea. It stayed in me about an hour. The stomach pains and poor sleep lasted the whole of the rest of the night. This morning I feel a little better, but very weak, not having eaten much for the last two days. On the plus side, it has stopped raining and the fog looks like it might clear up.
Vaujany

Vaujany

Sunday, Jul 15, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 0.0 Trip total 3075.5 Odometer 179.8 I wasn’t feeling well this morning and slept in quite late. There were assorted bad dreams, I nearly fell out of bed a couple of times, and I’m still feeling quite bloated from the meal last night. Skipped breakfast and stayed in bed, watching the rain. Around 10.30 am I walked up the street to see what all the noise was about that had finally woken me up.
l'Alpe d'Huez to Vaujany

l'Alpe d'Huez to Vaujany

Saturday, Jul 14, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 28.73 Trip total ?? Odometer 179.8 Where? l’Alpe d’Huez(45.1,6.0666667) Vaujany(45.15,6.0833333)
Les Egats to l'Alpe d'Huez

Les Egats to l'Alpe d'Huez

Friday, Jul 13, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 61.67 Trip total ?? Odometer 145.4 Where? Les Egats, Valbonnais, Le Périer, Chantelouve, Col d’Ornon (1371m), Borg d’Oisans, l’Alpe d’Huez(45.1,6.0666667).
Menglon to Les Egats

Menglon to Les Egats

Thursday, Jul 12, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 83.6 Trip total ?? Odometer 83.6 Where? Menglon(44.6666667,5.4666667), Chatillon en Diois, Menee, Les Nonières, Col de Menée (1402m), Bellegarde, Clelles, Mens, Col de Accarias (892m), St Jean d’Hérans(44.85,5.7666667), Les Egats
Vaison la Romaine to Menglon

Vaison la Romaine to Menglon

Wednesday, Jul 11, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 0.0 Trip total ?? Odometer 0.0 Bloody cheap bike computers! The stupid thing completely reset itself today. Where? Vaison la Romaine(44.2333333,5.0666667) Mirabel, Les Pilles, Sahune, Remuzat, Cornillon, La Motte, La Charce, Establet, Col de Prémus (903m), Jonchères, Luc en Diois, Luzeron, Menglon(44.6666667,5.4666667)
Avignon to Vaison la Romaine

Avignon to Vaison la Romaine

Tuesday, Jul 10, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 97.69 Trip total ?? Odometer 2790.1 Somewhere along the descents my bike computer stopped reading anything. I was too busy to readjust it at the time! Where? Avignon(43.95,4.8166667) Parnes, Carpentras, Bédoin, Mont Ventoux (1912m), Vaison la Romaine(44.2333333,5.0666667)
Anduze to Avignon

Anduze to Avignon

Monday, Jul 9, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 92.2 Trip total ?? Odometer 2677.3 Where? Anduze(44.05,3.9833333) La Madeleine, Ners, Mussac, Garrigues, Arpaillurgues, Uzès, Pont du Gard, Remoulins, Avignon(43.95,4.8166667)
Florac to Anduze

Florac to Anduze

Sunday, Jul 8, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 75.3 Trip total ?? Odometer 2585.1 Where? Florac(44.75,3.75), Col de Faisses (1020m), L’Hospitalet, Le Pompidou, St Roman de aTousque, Col de l’Exil (704m), Col de St Pierre (597m), St Jean du Gard
St Geniez to Florac

St Geniez to Florac

Saturday, Jul 7, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 105.8 Trip total ?? Odometer 2509.8 Packed up this morning in drizzling rain. Everything is damp. Everything smells. Where? St Geniez d’Olt(44.4666667,2.9833333) St Saturnin, Col de Lagarde (810m), Altes, Massegros, St Rome de Dolan, La Malène, Pounadoires, St Enimie, Prades, Blajoux, Le Chembonnet, Ispagnac, Florac(44.75,3.75)
Conques to St Geniez

Conques to St Geniez

Friday, Jul 6, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 91.4 Trip total ?? Odometer 2404.0 Where? Conques(44.6,2.4) Grand Vabre, St Projet, Viellevie, Entraygues, Estaing, Espalion, St Come d’Olt, Lassouots, Ste Eulalie d’Olt, St Geniez d’Olt(44.4666667,2.9833333)
St Céré to Conques

St Céré to Conques

Thursday, Jul 5, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 0.0 Trip total ?? Odometer 2312.6 Breakfasting in torrential rain at St Cere Rain stops play. After a restless night spent listening to the rain hammering on the tents and the gurgle of the rising river, we were all relieved to wake up and find that we still had a campsite! I think everyone was aware of just how close that river was, and how flat and low-lying the campsite.
Sarlat to St. Céré

Sarlat to St. Céré

Wednesday, Jul 4, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 97.31 Trip total ?? Odometer 2312.6 Yay, it was cool and overcast this morning! The ride out of Sarlat was remarkably easy, no problems getting through either the town or the traffic. The first 30km just flew past. Boulangerie and bicycles in St. Julien de Lampon We stopped for pastries and coffee at St. Julien de Lampon and were served by a very grumpy lady in the bakery, then back outside were we sat in the square and watched as other cycle groups passed us in both directions.
Limeuil to Sarlat

Limeuil to Sarlat

Tuesday, Jul 3, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 125.7 Trip total ?? Odometer 2214.9 Before leaving I tried to take a few more photos of Limeuil this morning to try and compare the different lighting on the town. I’m not sure how they look, I just know it was a beautiful campsite. Where? Limeuil(44.8833333,0.9), Le Bugue, Savignac de Miremont, Rouffignac, Plazac, Thonac, Montignac, St Léon sur Vézère, La Roque St Cristophe, Les Eyzies, St Cyprien, Beynac et Cazenac, Sarlat(45.
St. Emilion to Limeuil

St. Emilion to Limeuil

Monday, Jul 2, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 129.4 Trip total ?? Odometer 2088.8 Limeuil had a magnificent campground on the banks of the Dordogne, we were directly across the river from the town, but it would have taken a very strong swimmer to make it across. The river was shallow, but very strongly flowing, I walked in up to my knees, dived in facing upstream, and came up ten metres downstream from where I started!
Bordeaux to St. Emilion

Bordeaux to St. Emilion

Sunday, Jul 1, 2001

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dst. (km) Today 88.7 Trip total ?? Odometer 1959.4 After breakfast there was a flurry of activity in unpacking and making ready the twenty bikes. The hotel had very nicely given us the use of their conference room to avoid having to do all this outside. I was lucky here, after a month on the road, everything on my bike was sorted out as well as it could be!

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…The Owner

There’s not much more I can add to who I am.

…The Site

Vanity site? Technology experiment? Learning tool? Blog? Journal? Diary? Photo album? I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you…

I experiment. I play. I write and I take pictures. Some of the site is organised around topics, other parts are organized by date, then there’s always the cross-references between them.

Its all been here a fairly long time. Like the papers on my desk, or the books on the bedside table, the pile just grew… and it all grew without much plan or structure. I try not to break URLs, so historical oddities abound.

Long ago it started as a learning experiment with a few static HTML pages, then I added a bit of server-side includes and some very ugly PHP. A hand-built journal/blog on top of that PHP, then a few experiments in moving to various static publishing systems. I’ve never wanted a database-based blogging engine, so over the years I’ve tried PHP, nanoblogger, emacs-muse, silkpage and docbook before settling on Emacs Org mode for writing and jekyll for publishing. But the itch remained… I never really liked jekyll and the ruby underneath always seemed so much black magic. So now the latest incarnation is Org mode and hugo.

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