[Leica] Nathan's PAD 18/11/2017: back to the Carrasqueta

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Good to see you up and around normally.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 1:24 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
wrote:

> A nagging knee injury has put a bit of a damper on my cycling since the
> summer; my monthly distance has declined from the usual 1000-1200 km to
> 700-800 km, and I have not visited my favourite mountain passes since
> June/July. But now, thanks to aggressive physiotherapy and generally taking
> care of myself, I am able to do my normal rides again, albeit at a slightly
> slower speed. So, on Sunday I cycled up to the Carrasqueta pass, at 1020 m
> (and I live at sea level). It was great to be back at this familiar spot
> where I usually spend 5-10 minutes eating a banana, taking a pee, and
> resting a bit:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-JTGwLxC/A
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> And enjoying the view:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-8kfd5S8/A
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> As is clear from the first picture, the road to the pass is popular among
> motorcyclists. I do not blame them; it is a well-surfaced, curvy mountain
> road, with ample opportunities for getting your knee down (the motocycling
> equivalent of losing your virginity). Sadly, sometime things go wrong:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mGz4R4g/A
>
> I fee fortunate to live in a place where I can ride in this kind of
> landscape in shorts in late November.
>
> 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
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