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Month: April 2017

A day on the water in Sardinia

Friday, 28th April 2017

The gorgeously clear blue water around Sardinia deserved a closer look, so I spent a half day kayaking the coastline between Santa Maria Navarrese and Pedra Longa.

Dinner and flowers

Monday, 24th April 2017

I had thoughtâ€‹ that the meal organised by a local bar for the people in the B&B would be the culinary highlight of the trip. I hadn't counted on the fantastic festival in the nearby town of Girasole

When guidebooks go bad…

Monday, 24th April 2017

On the advice of Riky at the Lemon House, and with the weather looking better, I chose an adventurous trip featuring a spectacular gorge, some interesting shepherd's paths, and a circumnavigation of a small mountain range. Eventually, I did all those things, but it didn't look likely for much of the day.

BMC 2017 AGM

Monday, 24th April 2017

The 2017 BMC AGM was held on the 22nd April at Plas y Brenin, coincidentally Earth Day (more on that later). The AGM promised to be an extraordinarily complex event with two major motions on the agenda including a motion of no confidence in the BMC executive. Perhaps it was these issues, and the CC’s …

l’Etape du Tour Training Progress

Friday, 21st April 2017

My training for the l’Etape du Tour is progressing. It started just four weeks ago with a tough hilly ride of just 37k. Yesterday I managed a 104k ride and I’ve completed two of Strava’s challenges for the month, the Gran-Fondo (100k in a single ride) and the April climbing challenge (7,500m of climbing).

Gola de Su Gorropu, a very deep gorge

Thursday, 20th April 2017

Rain stops play in a spectacular canyon in Sardinia...

My first train adventure

Thursday, 20th April 2017

Today I had an adventure of a different kind… My Tisha Person (who I love very much) took me out on a walk. I was very excited, as usual, but we were not going in the normal direction. We went up some stairs and I found myself on a raised bit, looking down on some …

The Wild Blue of Sardinia

Wednesday, 19th April 2017

A fantastic trail run through the limestone coast of Sardinia.

Cycling … Carbon Fibre versus Steel

Friday, 14th April 2017

Twenty-five years after I gave up competitive cycling. This year I went and bought a new road bike! What was I thinking? Have I some how forgotten the endless hours of pain and loneliness out on the road? Or the misery of riding in the rain? Or maybe I’ve simply gotten caught up in the …

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