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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 22/12/2019: a bicycle ride to buy cheese

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 22/12/2019: a bicycle ride to buy cheese
From: Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:43:42 -0800
Sounds like the cheese was at risk of not making it home. :-)
Always enjoy your posts, if not always commented on.

WayneS

At 12/22/2019 10:08 AM, you wrote:

>As I do every Sunday, I took a bike ride this morning. I decided for a 
>somewhat strenous ride to the town of Tibi, to buy homemade goat cheese in 
>Liliâ??s shop. 
>Tibi lies in a valley in the mountains above Alicante, at an altitude of about 
>500 meters; to get there from my house, I have to climb up to 620 meters or 
>so, then descend to Tibi, then climb out of the valley to a pass at 725 
>meters, and then finally go home via Jijona. The length of the ride is 70 km 
>but it is the climbing that makes it hard. But there are some nice views along 
>the way. Five images.
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>Looking back towards Alicante from the first break, 26 km from home, at about 
>400 meters elevation:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-tGHW79V/A
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>After some more huffing and puffing, I can see Tibi through the naked almond 
>trees:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-FwbQKdf/A
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>After 40 km, I can park my bike outside Liliâ??s shop:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-FkbmjbK/A
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>Lili, surrounded by her goat cheeses and some other products of similar 
>artesanal producers in the area:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-h3m9KCv/A
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>After buying my cheese (in case you wonder, I carried it in the handlebar 
>bag), there is the small matter of climbing out of the Ibi valley, a 3 km 
>climb up to this pass:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-w7Cfps4/A
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>After this selfie, no more stopping?it is 27 km to get home, mosttly downhill 
>of course.
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>I had miscalculated my food intake and started getting a bit lightheaded 
>towards the end of the ride, but by then I was almost home. All was well.
>
>Cheers,
>Nathan
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>Nathan Wajsman
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>Alicante, Spain
>http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
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>PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
><http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
><http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
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>Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
><http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
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