Horses are good too. Also sheep, chickens, swans, etc

Yeah, cows!

Well, naturally I noticed that; else why bother taking the photo? Perceptive of you to spot that though.

And the round shape of the moon is repeated in the clock and the bike racks. Nice!

Well, we tried but forgot about th plumbing issues. Water started spouting everywhere! Very embarrassing. We quickly unhitched and raced off before we got into more trouble.

You're both certainly stong enough. Just go back and strap the hotel to a trailer. Your legs will never feel the difference!

Thanks for the kind comments Steve, as well as the constructive criticism. We’ll get right on that cow/chow deficit.

The camera is an LX10, also known as an LX15. I’m not sure why it’s branded both ways, but it’s the same beast. I’ve been using the LX pocketable cameras for years, upgrading them when they wear out or I conspire to ruin one so Rachael will let me replace it. Each generation is better than the one that came before it. I forget when I upgraded to this one, but I think last spring. Before that, I used an LX7, probably for most of the journals I first published on CGOAB.

I think it would be hard to improve on for a bike touring camera. It’s really quite light, though obviously not like a phone. It fits easily in my bike jersey or trousers, so I pretty much always have it at hand. And, of course, it takes a decent shot. And a better photographer could even do more with it I’m sure - I’m pretty primitive, lazy and in too much of a hurry - it’s a very sophisticated camera, but I always use the auto function because its computer is so much smarter than I am; don’t use special lenses; never use a tripod; and I don’t tend to wait around for just the right conditions. I do though, work with the images on the iPad after extracting them - cropping, exposure/contrast adjustment.

And, it’s not cheap but not all that dear either - roughly 500 euros.

Scott, I was just noticing again just how sharp and well contrasted your photos generally are. Compared to many another blog, they are one or more steps above, and that is not even to mention the great choice of subjects (except the need for more food and cows!) and the compositions.

Can you remind again about what camera you are using? I seem to recall that I originally thought it too costly and heavy, for me anyway. But, the shots are so great!...

Ooh, choose me.

That saves a lot of decision making.

Such a charitable explanation! There’s some truth to that though - I’ve gotten accustomed over the years to having a long time to imagine and plan out these tours. We’re doing things more seat of the pants now.

Gneissest! Such a funny looking word - it looks like it would be a toungue twister, but it rolls right off.

Thanks, Jen. And thanks for following along. We keep watching out for just the right place over here that you two can join us at. None of the villas at Orta seemed just right, but we’re still looking.

We like to share the load a bit. Rachael took responsibility for critiquing the team in this instance, and handled it quite effectively.

Congrats on week no. 9 and a sustainable and often-times exhilarating lifestyle shift. Y'all are an inspiration!!