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[Tom_the_great]

Looooovley looking photo there sir trev,

I had a go at getting the Robin who visits us daily but I cannot get close enough for a decent photo.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/912/41285097175_c569ab772e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/25UdV3g)IMG_1288 (https://flic.kr/p/25UdV3g) by Tom Macintosh (https://www.flickr.com/photos/142172778@N04/), on Flickr


PS @Admin / John the bridge was in Knaresborough.

[admin]

Looooovley looking photo there sir trev,

I had a go at getting the Robin who visits us daily but I cannot get close enough for a decent photo.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/912/41285097175_c569ab772e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/25UdV3g)IMG_1288 (https://flic.kr/p/25UdV3g) by Tom Macintosh (https://www.flickr.com/photos/142172778@N04/), on Flickr


PS @Admin / John the bridge was in Knaresborough.
Thanks. Somewhere else to visit.

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[BanannaMan]

Will you say that but I had to miss lunch to hang around and get this one.

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(Politics aside)
Yes that's what I'm talking about right there.
Just FYI, Lunch is overrated.

[admin]

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Canadian war memorial at Vimy. This phone photo doesn't do it justice.

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[Kenzie]

Have you been to Thiepval? https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-cemeteries-and-memorials/80800/thiepval-memorial

[admin]

Yep. Proof.
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[littleoldman2]

A very sobering place to visit. You must have been there early or have you photoshoped the folk out?.

[admin]

A very sobering place to visit. You must have been there early or have you photoshoped the folk out?.
Mid morning. A bunch of folks on the previous guide had just left so timed out just right. I'll have some better photos on my camera.

[Kenzie]

Looks like there is one person right in the middle.You can see the memorial for miles around. Has anyone been to Tyne Cot? We visited lots of places on a school trip including the Menin Gate at Ypres.

[admin]

Looks like there is one person right in the middle.You can see the memorial for miles around. Has anyone been to Tyne Cot? We visited lots of places on a school trip including the Menin Gate at Ypres.
That's the guide you can see there. I visited Tyne cot a couple of years ago

[Littlepeahead]

West Indies v Rest of the World fundraiser at Lord's tonight. Hurricane relief in the Caribbean.

Shahid Afridi's last match.

I was the only photographer allowed to capture the guard of honour as he came out.

Then he popped into the Museum just to check that I was taking good care of a shirt he gave me back in 2009.

And as he left he announced that his foundation are donating $20,000 to the cause tonight. He's a top bloke.

Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels too.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180531/49624cb65a82109d2a8e9d34c01b6060.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180531/8918be4b62e7f766b548c3c8d72ea68c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180531/5fcd4f903cea84d3bfd7191c8bcbcd5b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180531/8068b36c7ae1020b85ec8271a83909e6.jpg

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[BanannaMan]

Just a few shots from last weekend.

Mostly rained for the trip down and back.
The intense weather being four of the 7 hours ride down.
Had a good day Sunday though roads were damp in the morning.
7 and 1/2 hours of rain on the way home Monday but it was just normal rain
and fog like they have elsewhere in the world as compared to the usual
extreme weather of the mountains.

Rained continued there this week and last night there was flooding on many of
the roads I rode on.
Most of these pictures were taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway.


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[Kenzie]

Loving those shots! So jealous!

[admin]

Looks like a great trip. How did your leg hold up?

[Tom_the_great]

Some great shots LPH, not a bat and ball man myself but still appreciate the sport of it.

BM that second shot is a peach imo really enjoy looking at it.

[Sir Trev]

Went for a jaunt today and ended up at an airfield cafe that rang a bell. Realised after a while it was the same place Daddyjob took us too on a rideout some four or five years ago. It was Wellesbourne Airfield in Warwickshire and the Touchdown Cafe. Last time we were there I recall looking down the far end of the field (without my glasses on - twerp!) and seeing something vaguely resembling a Vulcan. Well, today I had my glasses on and, yep, it's a Vulcan!

As it was a Saturday you can go and see it it (we were there on a Sunday last time) so I popped in. What a sight when you're right underneath it, looking up into the bomb bay that in the past held a nuke. They do organised visits where they show you around and I took the card for the co-ordinator. If there's enough interest then perhaps we can have a run out there.

In the mean time here is their website (http://xm655.com). And to whet your appetite I did of course bag a quick pic while I was there.

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[garynortheast]

I really do like those pictures Bill. Everything looks so lush. You must know the Blue Ridge Parkway very well by now!

[littleoldman2]

Wonderful scenery well captured Bill.
I'm very jealous.

[BanannaMan]

You must know the Blue Ridge Parkway very well by now!


It's 469 miles of curvy mountain roads through 2 national forests with fantastic views and very little traffic.
I'm a member of the end to ender club and have rode it end to end in both directions many times.
(Due to the extreme mountain road conditions, weather, wildlife, etc. it takes more than a day to ride in one direction)
If you think 469 miles of mountain roads doesnt sound like much, you have no clue as to the challenge you are about to face.

To be honest, as close as I can calculate, I've done more than 20k miles on the SV just on the Blue Ridge Parkway. :shock:
I can pretty much look at any picture of the Parkway and then locate it on a map and give you the nearest milepost number and tell you about where It's located. LOL

Thinking of doing an end to end ride again this year.
If you document the trip and send the info in they will send you a certificate and a bunch of stickers.
I'm getting low on the stickers, so...

It's always more than just a ride though.
It only takes a couple of hundred miles on the Parkway to become an epic adventure, every time.
No one ever rode the BRP and said they had a normal day riding.

[BanannaMan]

Looks like a great trip. How did your leg hold up?





Thanks for asking.
Did good for the first two days but was sore by the time I got home. However recovered nicely in a couple of days.
Not bad considering it rode 7 hrs day1, 6 1/2 day 2, and 7 1/2 day three.


Love the Vulcan Sir Trev!

[Sir Trev]

The BRP sounds amazing Bill.

[Littlepeahead]

3am bed time, so an 11k walk blew the cobwebs away. Featuring hidden chapels, Gloucester Old Spot pigs, water lilies, horses pretending to be in a Stubbs painting and pirate https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/8ec3a268dbd8d4eb76a928a390cc4ede.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/36b2eedc41673d943a9f44acda912a2f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/47fff8270926aa7f7d4ab095802efc57.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/1e51d76f61fe6f5c4f5f11d19e83f276.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/5d1bad517ee07f8fd4d35bcf83fe54c0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/1de31b9b11b96c6099fd0ee7a8c981e8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/c35e7a130032c4fe4394bd5bb3ef7f5f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/707304996b9b54530fbbfb7e4cb965e1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/df8b3befe13265ad366a1c38da976878.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/59fa78941fae1ba9eebec3809b7f95bd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/8def82bd00b4743aeaf9948359d1bd0e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/7cceb699638ad63b5012c7ec0969b3f7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/c06aab46bea42b05310a03a816cfd757.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/bcfa7db12280e8dc37e1580620f8c267.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/cba9687a4fc26715fecdbb344544a6d2.jpg

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3am bed time, so an 11k walk blew the cobwebs away. Featuring hidden chapels, Gloucester Old Spot pigs, water lilies, horses pretending to be in a Stubbs painting and pirate https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/8ec3a268dbd8d4eb76a928a390cc4ede.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/36b2eedc41673d943a9f44acda912a2f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/47fff8270926aa7f7d4ab095802efc57.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/1e51d76f61fe6f5c4f5f11d19e83f276.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/5d1bad517ee07f8fd4d35bcf83fe54c0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/1de31b9b11b96c6099fd0ee7a8c981e8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/c35e7a130032c4fe4394bd5bb3ef7f5f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/707304996b9b54530fbbfb7e4cb965e1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/df8b3befe13265ad366a1c38da976878.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/59fa78941fae1ba9eebec3809b7f95bd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/8def82bd00b4743aeaf9948359d1bd0e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/7cceb699638ad63b5012c7ec0969b3f7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/c06aab46bea42b05310a03a816cfd757.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/bcfa7db12280e8dc37e1580620f8c267.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/cba9687a4fc26715fecdbb344544a6d2.jpg

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Nice shots, where was this?

[yokohama]

+1. Some great photos there.
Coincidentally, I was snapping away in a graveyard today too - but without the sunshine.

[Littlepeahead]

Godstone in Surrey.

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[garynortheast]

Gorgeous pictures LPH!

[BanannaMan]

Great pics LPH!
I never tire I of seeing the beautiful English countryside.

[Sir Trev]

Not all skull and crossbone graves are pirates or buccaneers (other aircraft are available) as a quick Google will suggest. It was common on early graves to have them as motifs, a reminder if you like, of mortality and where we will all end up sooner or later. Personally I prefer the pirate side of the argument though. Yaaarrrr.

[Kenzie]

Quite a few like that in Bury St Edmunds. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180604/5c191fb3240639fe8af568a17ad9b3e6.jpg

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[Littlepeahead]

Not all skull and crossbone graves are pirates or buccaneers (other aircraft are available) as a quick Google will suggest. It was common on early graves to have them as motifs, a reminder if you like, of mortality and where we will all end up sooner or later. Personally I prefer the pirate side of the argument though. Yaaarrrr.

These ones definitely are pirate graves though.

https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/4608422

[BanannaMan]

These ones definitely are pirate graves though.

https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/4608422





Wow, the story is as good as the pic!
Well done!

[Littlepeahead]

Totally different story of pic tonight. A book launch for author Charles Cumming, he writes Le Carre spy thriller kind of books. And he's also now working on the second series of The Night Manager.

Anyway we got to know each other through the bloke on the right, he's an actor type, likes cricket, but we get on because we're both ginger, and tonight I attended the party for the launch of Charlie's new book.

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[admin]

A better photo of the Vimy memorial
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Also the Byzantine church in Albert.
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[Red ones]

Mines a poor quality shot from my phone, but I wasn't expecting to see this fellow next to the North Circular this afternoon

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[admin]

Mines a poor quality shot from my phone, but I wasn't expecting to see this fellow next to the North Circular this afternoon

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We get jays in the garden occasionally, but we live in the sticks.

[Kenzie]

A better photo of the Vimy memorial
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180606/36d3787697b12094d01e230222bbc340.jpg

Also the Byzantine church in Albert.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180606/14e5ec43bf2b3560d1dceae06185ef1e.jpgWe should have popped into Albert as it's not far from Thiepval. We were in a day trip so we're tight for time.

[maviczap]

Bye Bye Zafi, bought in 2004, final mileage 96k. Apart from consumables, it only required a radiator after getting a stone through it, a bypass kit for the EGR valve, which isn't bad in 14 years of motoring. Never stranded me on the side of the road, although it did try to kill me once.

Tail gated by a tired German delivery driver, so a new tailgate, then. Lots of adventures, holidays, trips and general workhorse duties. Bit sad to see it go, but I could see some big-ish bills turning up at the MOT or in the near future. Got £146 scrap for it, which went toward the cost of its replacement, which cost £700 with 36k on the clocks. I now have 2 silver machines :-)

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[Littlepeahead]

This one won't really interest the chaps, but today I went to the Design Museum to see the Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier exhibition.

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[admin]

This one won't really interest the chaps, but today I went to the Design Museum to see the Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier exhibition.

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Well as a chap I can appreciate that these are very impressive frocks. (They do look stunning)

[andrewsmith]

Well as a chap I can appreciate that these are very impressive frocks. (They do look stunning)Same

But I can sense a bit of Bottom in there

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[Sir Trev]

Same

But I can sense a bit of Bottom in there

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And there was me watching The Young Ones last night. Spooky.

[Kenzie]

Playing around with a vintage lens on my Panasonic Lumix G1.

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[Littlepeahead]

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[BanannaMan]

Some ginger bloke with some Aussie bloke who used to date Liz Hurleyhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180611/aed60f82204a4f0c2432866d09c6d87b.jpg

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Ed is a top bloke but Shane???
What can I say nice about an idiot who blew a relationship with Liz Hurley except that at least he's only like a thousand times richer and better looking than I am.
Maybe I still have a shot. LOL

[zunkus]

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One of my shots from my brother’s pre-wedding shoot. I used a simple off camera flashgun for some fill bouncing light off the wall. Mostly natural light though.

[maviczap]

Ed is a top bloke but Shane???
What can I say nice about an idiot who blew a relationship with Liz Hurley except that at least he's only like a thousand times richer and better looking than I am.
Maybe I still have a shot. LOL

Ed is a top bloke, Shane bit of a drongo?

Ed lives about 20 miles from me, although I don't know where :-)

[Littlepeahead]

Ed was dull. Shane is someone I've been friendly with for years and years, he's fun to be around, kind hearted and honest. I never got what he saw in Elizabeth Hurley, she seemed to want to change him into something he wasn't.

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[Kenzie]

Stopped by Finchingfield yesterday.

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[Sir Trev]

Went to Salisbury the other day. The cathedral is well worth a wander around and the two hour tour of the tower is absolutely fascinating.

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[BanannaMan]

Ed was dull. Shane is someone I've been friendly with for years and years, he's fun to be around, kind hearted and honest. I never got what he saw in Elizabeth Hurley, she seemed to want to change him into something he wasn't.

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My apologies then.
I'll give Shane a pass.
I have heard it said before about her trying to change him.
As for what he saw in her, that's easy,with those looks, just turn on the charm, flash those eyes and that smile and I'd follow her anywhere.

Or perhaps not.

I've been lucky enough to have dated a model, on and off a couple of times in the past.
She was very much the same type person with that same type of lifestyle.

And while I don't think I'd fall for that type again, I don't regret a minute of it.
We were never the right person for each other but gosh, I did have a lot of fun.

I'm betting Shane would probably tell you the same. LOL

[Littlepeahead]

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[Sir Trev]

I think that dog would quite to go inside. It does look inviting so I don't blame the poor thing.

[maviczap]

Oh the joys of flying with this lot

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[Littlepeahead]

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[Littlepeahead]

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[admin]

A lunchtime walk in Shrewsbury.
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[Littlepeahead]

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[Littlepeahead]

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[admin]

Love the last shot.

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[maviczap]

big sky yesterday

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[BanannaMan]

Riding through the farmland with the grandson today!


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Tobacco field.

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[BanannaMan]

From earlier in the week.
Had wanted to ride to the mountains but the extreme heat sent me on a much shorter, hundred mile round trip ride to my favorite pizza restaurant.
Did stop for a few pics along the way.



Beautiful abandoned old farmhouse.
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Not too many of these creaky old wooden bridges left except on the unpaved roads.
They often called Troll Bridges as most are located at the bottom of a hill and usually covered in a dense fog on a summer night giving them their creepy appearance at night.


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Lovely view from the troll bridge.
Relaxing to hear the water running over the rocks.

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The SV sits atop a more modern bridge over a larger river.

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Nature reclaims a building.

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All the small rivers eventually join together to form a large one.
Note the low water level from extreme heat and drought so far this summer.

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At last we are here at my favorite eatery to celebrate "Ungrateful Colonial Traitor's Day" (LOL) aka 'Independence Day' in the US.

Note: My family was still living near Calne in Wiltshire at the time which often makes me wonder, should I really be celebrating this?
It's not known but quite possible that some members of the family who served in the Military at that time could have actually been fighting against the colonists.

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[admin]

Loving the photos BM.

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[garynortheast]

Cracking pictures Bill, great to see some of your local scenery.

[Littlepeahead]

I had a lovely weekend with Coolgirl. Home made pizza and champagne on Saturday, walk around Hampstead Heath on Sunday, rounded off with the best ice cream in London. Then ginger beer in the garden while we plan a couple of holidays.

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[Sir Trev]

Nice shots as always Bill.

LPH - does Lewis like carrots?

[Kenzie]

Some epic shots there BM. I say org ride out at your place.

[BanannaMan]

Some epic shots there BM. I say org ride out at your place.

Come on over!!!

[Littlepeahead]

Lewis loves carrots, he really loves me because I supply the carrots.

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[shiftin_gear98]

Bill, It does look nice in your part of the world.
Thanks for sharing. Keep them coming.

[admin]

Spotted this in Verona today. Nice memorial.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180710/1420a82a32ebf1008df7a5c27ee251e3.jpg

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[yokohama]

I'm not usually much smitten by sculptures but I do like that design. Stylish!

[garynortheast]

I love the juxtaposition of the ordinary street and green wheelie bin with the surreal nature of the sculpture.

[admin]

I love the juxtaposition of the ordinary street and green wheelie bin with the surreal nature of the sculpture.Not perfectly composed. I've taken some better photos on my proper camera.

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[Sir Trev]

I love the juxtaposition of the ordinary street and green wheelie bin with the surreal nature of the sculpture.

Eh?

[garynortheast]

Eh?

Sorry, I was attacked by a thesaurus and had only a dictionary with which to defend myself! :-D

[admin]

Popped into Modena today in order to visit the Ferrari museum. It's not very big I'd have been disappointed if I'd travelled a long way. Some lovely cars though.
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[admin]

I had a look in the gift shop, just for a laugh. The prices were hysterical.

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[maviczap]

Moth on the window. I'll see if its there later and get it in the sunsine

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[Littlepeahead]

Porto evening in London. Slightly sozzled. May have gout by the morning. Hic.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180719/57ecc44f8ed3288a6ee08bdc098bca3d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180719/aec0322af8ca9c5a34d45ee350fc619b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180719/dc852f319c13bf374c72e324f3fc7fd6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180719/e7da567d1cf872142254e42a74d155e3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180719/2e0bf433c0bff590854c2cd200a2d214.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180719/1585076a1a2f365f7132bdca34677f7d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180719/78b720a19f424b42f9f0afc0c7d452fe.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180719/16777e0ed641f0eed300a1915bce766c.jpg

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[maviczap]

Maybe not an authentic Portugese custard tart as yours LPH, but still yummy

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[yokohama]

First job of the day, wife wouldn't use the bathroom until this little guy had finished in the bath.

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[DarrenSV650S]

Holy hyper-mileage batman! :eek:

112 miles and I only filled up 10 out of 12 litres so could have gone further.

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[Red ones]

Isn't that 42mpg?

[DarrenSV650S]

50mpg by my calculations. Either way it's the furthers I've got out of a tank

[yokohama]

There can't be that many pubs around with a Jet Provost sitting at the bottom of the beer garden.

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[admin]

I've been busy editing holiday photos. This group is the Ferrari musuem in Modena
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[BanannaMan]

Love the jet!


Ferrari's are nice as well.
All those F-1 motors.
Wonder if they'd let me borrow one? LOL

[admin]

Love the jet!


Ferrari's are nice as well.
All those F-1 motors.
Wonder if they'd let me borrow one? LOLOne of those yellow tables were all F1 engines. The all silver engine in a case by itself is a 1500cc V12, Enzo's first engine.

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[Sir Trev]

See the smile thread for a more gushy bit of text...

Two generations of Brighton-based graduates. And yes, I do seem to have a flag growing out of my shoulder but what the heck - it was a great day.


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[Littlepeahead]

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[maviczap]

Right a bit of catching up to do

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Police bikes were hitting their panniers & stands on these bends

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[maviczap]

And some more

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[admin]

Very nice. Looks like you're having a great time.

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[maviczap]

Very nice. Looks like you're having a great time.

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Unfortunately back in Blighty John.

But we had the best of the weather last week, it was cold and gloomy when we left, plus we went out from Stansted last Saturday.

I'm so glad it wasn't yesterday, it was complete mayhem in the the baggage reclaim last night, our flight was delayed by 3 1/2 hours because of the knock on effects of Fridays flight cancellations

[garynortheast]

Great pictures Mav, love the weather and scenery down there.

There is supposed to be some more warmth heading our way towards the end of the week.

[DarrenSV650S]

Great pics Mav! It looks beautiful

[littleoldman2]

Super pictures Mav.

[maviczap]

Sure was, I'll upload some of my GoPro vids to Youtube, great roads for descending as a cyclist, and up and down on a Motard :-)

Unfortunately not my favourite descent which is Luz Ardiden, GoPro took a tumble from its mount the day before, which I have on video :-)

[BanannaMan]

Great pics Mavi !
Stunning scenery!