Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Douglas. I don?t do Strava, but the Garmin link is here: https://connect.garmin.com/activity/790073115 Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA > On 31 May 2015, at 23:12, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > Well done, Nathan. You'll have to post the Strava link, so we'll know what > route to avoid if we go over. > > Douglas > > That looks like a Brooks saddle, yes/no? > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nwajsman at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera > Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 6:34 PM > Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 31/5/2015: el Puerto de Tudons > > >> ?Puerto? means ?mountain pass? in Spanish, and this morning I set out on >> my bicycle for Puerto de Tudons, a well-known pass around here which >> often features in the Vuelta a Espa?a bicycle race. I live at sea level, >> so to get to 1024 meters means serious climbing. This is the first time I >> have attempted this pass. I left at 9 a.m. to avoid the afternoon heat >> while climbing?the temperature did his 36C during the ride, but that was >> on the downhill portion, so OK. It ended up as a 105 km ride with 1650 >> meters of climbing, but I feel very good about the Guinness I am enjoying >> right now. And I have some pictures :-) >> >> This is about 30 km into the ride?the mountains in the distance is where >> I am going: >> 'http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044431&k=XzjnRzh&lb=1&s=O >> >> I made it! >> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044666&k=33bQhkz&lb=1&s=O >> >> And the world is at my feet, seemingly?and I have a 30 km descent to look >> forward to: >> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4097044889&k=djVWwfC&lb=1&s=O >> >> Not bad for a 54-year old MAMIL. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information