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Looks like great climbing up there
5 years agoI agree it is great fun to follow one another on the respective rides. Will be fun to get together back in Victoria for post ride analysis. I think Komoot will do the trick for us now that Guru (Galileo) appears to have dumped Open Cycle. The Guru app worked great for me the past several years. But really ... charging a one time fee of, if I recall correctly, around $6 Canadian for the entire planet was ridiculously low. An annual fee or monthly fee in my opinion would be appropriate.
Happy trails!
It was quite annoying as the first bridge was a busy one so I thought I would go to the next much smaller bridge about 1/2 a kilometer past our accommodation and double back on a quiet street directly to our hotel. The way it was fenced off they looked pretty serious so back we go to the first bridge. I really try to avoid busy streets when we can but no choice here.
5 years agoHi Adele - thanks for the note. We really enjoy hearing from friends and other readers while on the road. As a further note to that photo ... we did find a nice place to lock up the bikes just up a bit from where that photo was taken. We were out for a day ride so we didn’t all our stuff with us. Mr. Dumbo grabbed the single pannier and carried it while we did a 15 minute walk-about to explore the sights further up. When we got back to the bikes my phone was still in its place mounted on the handlebar totally unmolested...thankfully!
Oh ... just remember those copyright laws. Hope to get up to the Okanagan early this summer for a visit...Keith
We decided not to reinstall as well. After we got back to the room from breakfast we discovered my Open Cycle Map had disappeared overnight as well. We both downloaded Komoot and so far so good. We got one region for free so we downloaded this area which gives us an opportunity to try it out before buying. It did try and route us on some silly tracks today...we knew we were staying on the D road because we were following the TdF route. Still, it was pretty good.
It is so much fun to follow each other and othernjournals...it is like getting several bike tours in one.
This is my absolute favourite pic.
I enlarged this on my computer and was so taken with the texture and colour. aj
You two are so lucky!
5 years agoI’d say you two were due for some luck with the weather.
5 years agoThanks for the heads up about Guru. I have been using it on this trip. I’m sitting here outside a macellaria in Pabillions, wondering where the bikemap layer went and David has just read your blog to me, so now I know! I don’t think I will bother to re-install the bike layer. We are navigating with the Wahoo element and that’s working well for our navigation.
What fun it is to find out what we are each seeing and experiencing through the journals. Enjoy the alps or wherever you’re headed next.
My mother called them flags too and she had no French or Quebec background. Just Alberta.
5 years agoLavender is also used for flavouring. My favourite was the lemon lavender radler I had in Whitehorse last summer. In France, you can get lavender ice cream.
For arms, I use sun sleeves almost all the time when touring. I burn so easily and sunscreen, even SPF 60, doesn't quite do it.
Congratulations! I, too, didn't realize wind was such a big factor. For us it was just heat. And I'm glad you got the shirt. Al bought his in Malaucène before the climb and I didn't want to jinx myself. I wish I'd gotten one too. I guess I'll have to go again someday.
5 years agoTouring bikes generally have low gearing for climbing with a load. I suspect your poor fellow didn't have a low enough gear.
5 years agoWorks like a hot damm. 2 minutes and you are done! I will be looking for one as well.
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Not for long it look like
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