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What a great and dramatic day. Lots of twists and turns and you weren't even on your bikes for them!
Whenever we are on a long cycle trip and I lose some weight Andrea says I have "old man butt". So, I empathize.
This would be a great photo if you were standing still when you took it. It's hard to believe you took it from a moving train and through glass.
5 years agoIt was a pretty great day, really - one we aren’t likely to forget soon. A comedy of errors, but it all worked out.
5 years agoWhat a day! Great read - glad that everything worked out.
5 years agoOops! I also have lots of anxiety when preparing to de-train with bike and panniers. I totally empathized with your predicament, but admit it elicited a knowing chuckle. It all adds to the adventure.
5 years agoYup. Between that and her plum jacket I can recognize her a mile away.
5 years agoI have bootie envy. Yours are a beautiful yellow. Mine are black.
5 years agoWe were so tough four years ago! It’s great to be young. I’ve lost our log for this tour somehow, but I still remember the route for this day. It was around 4,000’.
5 years agoGood call on the train! You are not wimps!. Today as we road to Annecy which I titled on my strava “That was s bit of a slog” I periodically looked at your route up along the ridge above us. We climbed 1072 meters which translates to 3500 ft. Curious to know what your elevation gain would have been that day. Your route was 79 kilometres compared to our 58 kilometres. So no ... you cannot be accused of being wimps.
5 years agoThanks, Keith. The coastline here is really incredible.
5 years agoGreat shot!
5 years agoSounds like a smart decision, with or without colds. You’re almost three weeks earlier than we were, and it was cold at the top then. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s still snow up top. Glad to hear your health is on the mend!
5 years agoThis is why we cycle 😀.
5 years agoMy expression as I check the weather too. It will be cool again tomorrow morning, 4 C. Last year on this day Geneva was 27 C. The unsettled weather continues as far as we can see. Keith reminds me we will be complaining about the heat in June hehe.
5 years ago
It surprised me too. All you can do from a fast moving train (and it was really flying) is to take a lot of shots and hope to get lucky.
5 years ago