A photo of the day thread

[Yorick]

 

[maison]

Yorick
The new bike seems to running OK!

 

[Yorick]

Yorick
The new bike seems to running OK!

Changed the crap Maxxis front tyre and now it's way better than even the previous Husky TE300i

 

[bobnick]

Bill was right, Chester Market ok but not worth a long drive to visit especially. But Chester is a lovely place to walk around anyway.
Took the birthday girl for a 1539 nosh at Chester Race course, nice place and the food spot on. 6 dead posh people on next table made themselfs heard, i had a good laff.
Well what can i say, i don;t like this craft beer stuff but ithought i will have arf, something called ?????? Pig, well the f--------g pig must have shit it because it was disgusting.
Stick your craft beers i say
Anyway pics.
Mrs Bob the birthday girl all three score and 13 of her. Love her to bits.

 

[bobnick]

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[MR BLO]

Another glorious day at Kingsbarns Parking on the Kingdom of Fife.

Stunningly beautiful coastline along there and possibly the best yet most difficult patch of earth where I have spoiled a good walk chasing a little white ball.

 

[bigtree]

Changed the crap Maxxis front tyre and now it's way better than even the previous Husky TE300i

My 790 Duke came with Maxxis tyres, they were as you say crap. Changed to Bridgestone S22’s, totally transformed the bike.

 

[bigtree]

Bill was right, Chester Market ok but not worth a long drive to visit especially. But Chester is a lovely place to walk around anyway.
Took the birthday girl for a 1539 nosh at Chester Race course, nice place and the food spot on. 6 dead posh people on next table made themselfs heard, i had a good laff.
Well what can i say, i don;t like this craft beer stuff but ithought i will have arf, something called ?????? Pig, well the f--------g pig must have shit it because it was disgusting.
Stick your craft beers i say
Anyway pics.
Mrs Bob the birthday girl all three score and 13 of her. Love her to bits.
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She didn’t look impressed by your posh neighbours.

 

[bobnick]

She didn’t look impressed by your posh neighbours.

Actually she was non to pleased with that photo, gave me a right bollocking for putting it on here. I have asked Jim to remove it to please her. I agree with her, it does her no favours. Ah well poo happens. It was a great day and she loved it.

 

[Barti Ddu]

The new suspension footbridge across the valley at Mazamet.

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[MR BLO]

The new suspension footbridge across the valley at Mazamet.

Blimmin’eck. I’d want a parachute to walk across that thing. The photo of the road set my vertigo off and I am sat down.
Beautiful views in a beautiful part of France

 

[bobnick]

The new suspension footbridge across the valley at Mazamet.

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[bobnick]

Noted and on my list to do next time in that area. Looks stunning. Thanks for posting.

 

[namwaldog]

Stunningly beautiful coastline along there and possibly the best yet most difficult patch of earth where I have spoiled a good walk chasing a little white ball.

It's one of our favourite spots in Scotland.
The footpath along the edge of the golf course was a little bit churned up as they were doing some work with a JCB so we walked on the beach....

 

[Barti Ddu]

Blimmin’eck. I’d want a parachute to walk across that thing. The photo of the road set my vertigo off and I am sat down.
Beautiful views in a beautiful part of France

Wobbles and sways a bit but nowhere near as scary as the newly opened via ferrata in the valley, including zip lines, which is free and self-guided providing you have the necessary safety harnesses, helmets, etc.. That is a step too far for me. Mrs B-D fancies a go though.

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[suavecarve]

The new suspension footbridge across the valley at Mazamet.

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There is a voie vert (disused railway line cycle path) that I have my eye on for May at this place.
May have to try cycling across it (after the wife tries it)

 

[Barti Ddu]

There is a voie vert (disused railway line cycle path) that I have my eye on for May at this place.
May have to try cycling across it (after the wife tries it)

Pushbikes have to be walked across rather than ridden. To be honest you would have to be superhuman to cycle up to the suspension bridge from Mazamet as it is a very steep path.

A voie verte sounds much more relaxing than the via ferrata!

 

[Barti Ddu]

By the way, for anyone interested at having a go on the via ferrata at Mazamet - more details here -

La Via Ferrata de Mazamet - Destination Castres-Mazamet

Les Maisons sur l'Agout sont un incontournable de Castres. Colorées, elles datent du Moyen-age. Tanneurs, parcheminiers ou tisserants y vivaient.

www.tourisme-castresmazamet.com

 

[MR BLO]

By the way, for anyone interested at having a go on the via ferrata at Mazamet - more details here -

Thank you Barti. Think I have found my wife’s next birthday present

 

[bobnick]

Love to do it.

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[davidbaldam]

Took Route 66 from Albuquerque to the Grand Canyon.

 

[Barti Ddu]

There's nowhere else on earth quite like the Grand Canyon is there? In fact it kind of spoils it for other great places - "Ayers Rock - yes it's alright, but it's no Grand Canyon"!

Have you been / planning to go to Death Valley and Monument Valley on your road trip?

 

[bobnick]

Took the champagne helicopter ride for a picnic in to the base of the canyon a few years ago. Fantastic. Enjoy.

Will be at Ularu on 16/17/18 Jan

 

[Yorick]

There's nowhere else on earth quite like the Grand Canyon is there? In fact it kind of spoils it for other great places - "Ayers Rock - yes it's alright, but it's no Grand Canyon"!

Have you been / planning to go to Death Valley and Monument Valley on your road trip?

Dunno. I saw the Grand Canyon from 35,000 ft.
Buy climes Ayers Rock a few months later.

Both awesome.

But so was the Great Barrier Reef, Taj Mahal etc...

 

[Nanniemate]

Dunno. I saw the Grand Canyon from 35,000 ft.
Buy climes Ayers Rock a few months later.

Both awesome.

But so was the Great Barrier Reef, Taj Mahal etc...

We only got 1/4 way up Ularu before fathers 'love" of heights kicked in and we poodled back down. Ended up flying over in a light aircraft but never got to sign the book at the top. Don't feel bad about it now as the damage by visitors has been recognised.
But now they have built a dirty great hotel there

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[Yorick]

We only got 1/4 way up Ularu before fathers 'love" of heights kicked in and we poodled back down. Ended up flying over in a light aircraft but never got to sign the book at the top. Don't feel bad about it now as the damage by visitors has been recognised.
But now they have built a dirty great hotel there

Blimey. I was there in 1986.

 

[bobnick]

Acouple of other awesome sites, Victoria Falls, Iguazua Falls, Blue Mountains, so many others we have seen.

 

[namwaldog]

There's nowhere else on earth quite like the Grand Canyon is there?

I always remember the feeling as we drove up towards the Grand Canyon c.1986 and thinking
"We must be getting close but I can't see it. We should be able to as its massive!"
It took our breath away when we got there!!

Writing this about the Canyon, I'm trying to recall the title of a novel I read some time ago about a, local to the area, female FBI agent who is assigned to a Missing Person case for a scientist who goes missing in the Canyon and involves some double dealing by a branch of the US Government. Anyone read it? It gives a good insight into the size and ecology of the Canyon

 

[Speve]

A Fogbow taken yesterday out on the plain, previous photo sunset the evening before

 

[Mikey RV]

River Taw looking towards Barnstaple, North Devon this morning.

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