#483 Books of Words

Three new books from Amazon all with words in them.

#482 Rock Star

My satellite tv man is a guitar rock star!

#481 and it's not even haloween

#480 Pepper for Breakfast

Some people put sugar on their Co-Co Pops,
I like black pepper on my Ham and Cheese.

#479 Jack Kerouak

pic from google images.

I just watched the first hour of On the Road a film of the book by Jack Kerouac. I didn't think much of it :-(

I've read On the Road and enjoyed it so much that I've re-read it more than once. I've also read some of Kerouac's other books like Doctor Sax, The Dharma Bums and  Big Sur.

But this film didn't do it for me.
Books - Yes.
Film - No.

#478 About 50 years ago

#477 Our Sea

If you were here and turned around you would be able to see our house.

#476 Hawaii Ironman Triathlon

13th October is Ironman World Championship day in Hawaii.

In 1987 I was there and I bought a pair of socks from the Ironman shop and I've still got them (unused). Plus a cap that came in the goody bag.

Collectors Items?

#475 Look Mum, Low Carb!

Duck & Beans
Chicken Stir Fry
Mackerel
Big Salad

#474 80's

This is my last souvenir from the Eighties (apart from my JPG suit).

I used to go back and forth most every week across the channel to Normandy collecting butter and cheese for resale in England. I imported a lot of special bakers cheese from a dairy in Montebourg and have wonderful memories of the Directeur, a Monsieur Couchoud, who would treat our whole family, when we all visited, to the most magnificent four hour lunches.

Sadly he has passed away and so has the dairy, it's now a rubbish recycling factory - and my Montebourg ash tray is a bit chipped too!

#473 Another Puncture!

#472 Peas

I've gradually changed to a "Paleolithic" diet. 
Very few foods that start with P in Spanish; 
Pan, Pasta, Pizza, Postre, Patatas. 

Although I do consume Pescado y Pimienta. 
Phew! :-)

#471 Look - Single Speed!

I've built a bike from bits from my spares box - except for the second-hand pedals for which I paid Cicles Extrem 1€. They wanted to give them to me for nothing but I insisted on paying (they are a shop after all).

#470 Lunch & Dinner - but not on the same day.

Sunday Lunch: Roast Chicken with Various Vegetables.
(did I really eat that much . . . . ?).

Thursday Evening: Spicy Giant Prawns, cooked in Coconut Oil & Butter with just a touch of Thai Green Curry Sauce.
(enough for two).

#469 More Waving

#468 Boxes of Wine

Not so fine a wine as can be found in my mate Dave's cellar but we can still taste a couple of French wines while they last (a couple of weeks apparently as the 3 and 5 litre boxes are packed under vacuum).

You hardly ever see packaging of this type in Spain and never ever words spelt with a double U.

#467 Breakfast

Fresh Figs, Soft Cheese and Black Coffee

#466 Barcelona

més menjars.

Super Strong (and Super Small) Coffee.

#465 Chez Lancaster

We stopped off on our way home to visit Dave & Jackie.
That evening, to go with our take-away roast chicken we raided their wine cellar for a drop of vino (Chateau Fonroque 1990).

#464 The Winnebago

Has gone to the breaker's after 24 years.

#463 Montricoux

Camping.

#462 Chambre d'hotel - Quillan

We are staying in a b&b in Quillan, France. It's a bit bohemian.

#461 Wheat Belly

Yes.

#460 Barcelona Airport

#459 Paleo Plates

I'm trying to eat Paleolithically - my version leaves out foods starting with P in Spanish: Pan, Pasta, Pizza, Postres.
If not completely, then "poco".

Smoked Salmon & Eggs - Carrots & Curry dip - Thai Fish - Pan Fried Trout.

#458 a bit more Danubing

Post box, Chus, me, Alex

#457 Vienna

The Wiener Riesenrad

Vienna (A) - Stuttgart (D) - Perpignan (F) - Barcelona (E)
3 days in a van at 120km / hr

Hoffmannless

Just before leaving Vienna I made a quick trip on the UBahn to visit the Secessionist Museum. I'm a fan of the Secessionist style of art & design and wanted to see the works of Josef Hoffmann as we have some furniture at home designed by him.

I looked around, saw the Gustav Klimt frieze and some nice modern art but no Hoffmann. I enquired where were his works but was told "Oh no, this building doesn't have works by the Secessionists (except Klimt) it's just the name of the museum"  . . . . . . .

#456 Up the Danube

On the Donauradweg (Danube Bike Path) with a group of 9 Spanish cyclists. I've volunteered to be a guide for my friend Chus who's company, Rutas Pangea has organised this trip from Regensburg in Germany to Vienna, capital of Austria.  I'm the lantern rouge, riding at the back and dealing with punctures, chain derailments, broken bits and keeping the tail enders on the right route.

Tuesday: Regensburg to Straubing 60km.
Wednesday: Straubing to Passau 109km.
Ice cream day.
Thursday 45km.
Paseo in Passau and a swim in the hotel's pool in Schlogen.
We are now in Austria.
Friday Schlogen to Linz 45km.
It's not the chocolate town.
Saturday Linz to Grein 60km
More swimming -  a chilly river Danube.
Sunday Meandering from Grein to Melk 45km
Monday First we walked round a bleeding great monastery. Then we rode down the bike path and then quite soon stopped for wine. Some ham & cheese then off again but had to stop straight away for more wine. Final ride to hotel in Krems and another round of . . . (I'm not sure what happened next). . . .
Tuesday to Vienna 90km

About 500km in 8 days. 95% Asphalt. Mostly bike path, some roads shared with cars. No hills.
Very nice bunch of riders - I'm now super fast at changing inner tubes and extracting bits of backpack from rear wheels :-)

Regensburg

Non stop wine tasting in Krems

In the Danube at Grein

#455 St Nazaire to Regensburg

Two days looking at this: