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Sunrises and winter fayres
The last few weeks have been very wet and not very pleasant for cycling to work. But as reward there have been some spectacular sunrises. From 2015 And in central Reading the “Winter Wonderland” has been assembled in Forbury Gardens. … Continue reading
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Tagged forbury gardens, reading, sunrise, tilehurst, winter wonderland
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Line up
This morning Jupiter, Mars, Venus and the moon all lined up nicely. Mercury was around as well, but it was too low on the horizon and I think I was also a bit late for it. The sky was already … Continue reading
Lunar Eclipse
At the end of September there was a special lunar eclipse with a particularly red moon. It was visible in Berkshire during the very small hours of the morning. Fortunately, I did manage to wake up in time and was … Continue reading
Bungsberg
Last month I managed to ride to the Bungsberg again, the first time for a long time. It is Schleswig-Holstein‘s highest point with phenomenal 168m above sea level. On the way there I followed the B202 from Kiel which wasn’t … Continue reading
Old Lübeck
Yesterday’s visit to Bad Schwartau finally gave me the opportunity to visit the location of the original settlement of Lübeck which was later abandoned. From 2015 You can still see why the location must have been a good for a … Continue reading
Westerhever
On a recent visit to the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein I finally got the chance to a picture of Westerhever lighthouse. From 2015 And yesterday there was a fine evening and sunset here in Berkshire. From 2015
Posted in berkshire, cycling, nature, Schleswig-Holstein
Tagged lighthouse, picture, reading, sunset, tilehurst, westerhever
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Inside a Marathon Plus
Last weekend I changed the tyres on my main bicycle from Marathon Pluses to Marathon Winter tyres (just in time for Monday morning’s frost). I took the opportunity to cut up one of the Marathon+ tyres to take a look … Continue reading
Another November sunrise
There was a rather spectacular sunrise this morning which I captured form the footbridge across the M4 near junction 12. From 2014 It was a rather cold commute with a few ice patches especially on the footbridge and the cycle … Continue reading
Long distance bicycle trips
The first draft of all my cycling touring is finally finished. I have added details for all major tours from 1983 to 1992.
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November Sunrise
Well, yesterday morning there was a beautiful sunrise over the Kennet Valley. From 2014 A shame the weather went downhill after that and I had to ride home in the rain, partly along the A4, as my usual route was … Continue reading
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