tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82153875176097262772024-02-07T14:50:26.990+11:00A day in Carls lifeCarloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-40458693866015816032023-09-02T13:56:00.001+10:002023-09-02T13:56:50.050+10:00Mum on bike to Sth End. Mum (Patricia Hemmings) told us about her 25 mile 🚲ride to Sth End 🇬🇧as a 14 year old.Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-13008824465940627832021-05-30T20:37:00.001+10:002021-05-30T20:37:38.982+10:00As the Tour of Italy is now (May 2021), it reminded me of my 8 week…<div dir="ltr"><div>As the Tour of Italy is now (May 2021), it reminded me of my 8 week bicycle tour Italy/Corsica</div> <div><br></div> <div>My Giro de Italia "Verona to Geneva" 1999</div> <div><br></div> <div>The past 15 days I have spent cycling around the Italian Lake area.</div> <div>I started of by getting a bus from Prague to Romeo and Juliet town Verona Italy. I wanted to see a bit of the Giro de Italia bike race. I camped in the gardens of the Youth hostel, the cheapest so far L8000 ($7 Australia) including breakfast and a cellar toilet/shower room which when the sun shone through the stained class window gave an appearance of a holy shrine.</div> <div><br></div> <div>I met an American cyclist who had ridden from Napoli; Joseph was his name we ended up hanging out together. We planned to make a early start to ride to the top of Lago di Garda (80 km) to watch the Giro come past, but it was such a glorious day, when we saw a vacant table in the piazza, we called it ours, and sat back and watched the world pass by. We did see some of the Giro, from a cafe TV!</div> <div>I enjoyed Verona, the city has a good feel to it, and I cruised around the narrow streets on my small-wheeled Bike Friday getting many curious looks from the well-dressed Italians. Most Italians cheer when they see me, they call out "BELLABICICLETTA!" </div> <div>(beautiful bicycle).</div> <div><br></div> <div>I made my way to Lago di Garda the next day, as I was passing a small village cafe, the owner called out "where you from? As soon as I told him I was from Australia he came out with a free pineapple juice. Later in the day an Italian couple on a Harley Davidson motto bike, came over and were so impressed with the bike they took a photo of it. </div> <div><br></div> <div>Cycling around Lake Garda was a like a little bit like riding around Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay with mountains as extra scenery. There were a lot of people out just as to be looked at, and lots of traffic. At one stage a group of 100 Vesper motto scooters came past me, there horns beeping me for encouragement.</div> <div><br></div> <div>I continued to Lago di Tenno, then the Madonna di Campiglio 1600m, it's the mountain finish of a Giro stage won by Pantanni, as I climbed I had awesome views of the Brenta Gruppo Dolomites. </div> <div><br></div> <div>In the last 3 days or so I cycled Lago di Iseo, Lago di Garlate, and now Lago di Como. </div> <div>I rode up to the Madonna di Ghisallo; the chapel dedicated to the sufferings of cyclists. I needed a bit of a breather before I went in the chapel, I felt a little light headed from trying to keep up with a Italian racer out on a training run, my legs felt like jelly as well. I entered the holy shrine, mounted on the chapel walls, were bicycles from the 1920 Giro di Italia, bicycles from the Italian champions Coppi and Bartalli; Francesco Mosers hour record bike; the Belgian "cannibal" Eddy Merkx orange machine, and a tragic reminder of how dangerous professional bike racing is: the twisted bicycle of young 22 year old Fabio Castelli. He passed away on a descent of the Pyrenees mountains in the 1995 Giro race. All so on display were jerseys from cycling legends, Migel Indurain, Greg Lemond, Merkx, Gimondi, Bartalli, and Coppi, to name a few. It was all overwhelming.</div> <div><br></div> <div>There have been plenty of little hard hills, the humid weather making them extra hard. I am a little disappointed with the amount of industry around the lake area. But I have met plenty of friendly/helpful people along my way, and must decide in what direction to ride next.</div> <div><br></div> <div>From LAKE COMO I decided to head South towards GENOVA, I didn't leave the city till 3pm! I paid for my indecision on which direction to take - I had to combat large truck traffic and a gust of wind that nearly made me come to a stand-still, so I got of the main road into the small villages. I got lost in the spaghetti like roads which followed the steepest hill they could find.</div> <div>I made it to camp at 9.30pm totally exhausted. </div> <div><br></div> <div>On the way to PAVIA now(35km Sth. of Milano), I took a side trip to village called Morimondo for a shot of espresso to pep me up. It was a nice surprise to be greeted by a monastery & open trattoria. That's where David & Cristina from Milano invited me over for drinks.</div> <div>I had a wonderful afternoon eating gelato, sipping vino, espresso & enjoying "la Dolce vita" - the sweet life! I bid farewell, hopped back onto my bike feeling "happy", for the 20km ride to PAVIA. I couldn't feel my legs, there wasn't the usual discomfort in the groin area, I find when I have a little alcohol in my system it makes me ride harder. So when a old man buzzed past me on his moped, I accelerated & jumped onto his wheel. I was on "the big ring & the rivet", to try to catch him! Once I was in his slip stream, we cruised along at 35 - 40km/hr, it was great to do some motor-pacing.</div> <div>Josepy said, "You have made it into the outskirts of PAVIA in half an hour!"</div> <div>PAVIA has a university, so it's a lively city with a great old town centre. I explored Pavia city on foot, I have sore right knee the result from pushing it yesterday, sitting behind that moped. </div> <div><br></div> <div>The Province of PAVIA is a beautiful area made up of small sandstone mountains (1500m) & many wine types to choose from.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Local vino of Pavia/Oltrepo: *Bonarda* (sparkling red, nice),*Buttafuoco* (dry sparkling red, OK), *Sangue di Giuda* (sweet sparking red, taste like fizzy cordial), Croatina, Pinot Nero, Pinot Grigio, Riesling Italico, Barbera, Cortese, Moscato, & Malvasia.(*) The vino I tried. </div> <div><br></div> <div>I'm now 60km East of Geneva at Levanto. It's the last camping place before "Cinque Terre", 5 separate coastal villages perched on rocky ledges overlooking the sea. To get here, I had to go through 4 x 3km "Black as Black" one lane tunnels, my dyno-light hardly making an imprint in the ink like soup. Tomorrow I will catch a train to "Cinque Terre" & maybe walk back along the coastal walking-track back to the camp ...who knows?</div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><tt>6'4" Aussie Carl Hemmings has been riding a #BikeFriday for more than 3 years in Europe, Czech Republic and beyond. A skilled toolmaker, he's even been known to make his own chainrings! </tt></div> <div><tt>This was submitted for the 2007 Cycle Oregon BikeFriday Homecoming Story Contest.</tt></div> </div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Regards Carl Hemmings</div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-16444652590729245262020-05-08T10:29:00.001+10:002020-05-08T10:29:30.190+10:00This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, declared March 11th, 2020.4th April 2020 Covid19 I am posting this so next year, and every year after, it'll come up as a memory and remind me of this uncertain time. Of course by then, we will know how this all plays out.
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<br>Kids are home from school and not sure when they will return.
<br>They started school holidays early with remote learning being put in place for Term 2.
<br>Petrol prices at a record low but should be lower because of low price of oil.
<br>Self-distancing measures on a rise.
<br>Tape on the floors at grocery stores and others to help distance shoppers 1.5 M from each other.
<br>Limited number of people inside stores, therefore lineups outside the store doors.
<br>Non-essential stores and businesses mandated closed.
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<br>Entire sports seasons halted and potentially cancelled.
<br>Our AFL season postponed. NBL1 season cancelled. NBL finals got cancelled after game 3 of 5 game series.
<br>Olympics postponed a year. Wimbledon cancelled.
<br>Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events - cancelled.
<br>Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings, even funerals - cancelled.
<br>No masses, or synagogue services
<br>States are on lockdowns.
<br>People returning from overseas are in compulsory 14 day quarantine at hotels in the city.
<br>Video calls are the normal now.
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<br>No gatherings of 100 or more, than 10 or more, now 2 or more. Playgrounds closed and no group sports.
<br>We are to socially distance from one another.
<br>Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers.
<br>Shortage of respirators for the critically ill.
<br>Panic buying sets in on toilet paper, disinfecting supplies, paper towel, hand sanitiser and a whole bunch of foods.
<br>Manufacturers, distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks, hand sanitiser and PPE.
<br>Factories ordered to make ventilators and hospital bed shortages forecast.
<br>Each day there are news conferences from Scott Morrison and Daniel Andrews about new cases, economic changes to businesses & individuals.
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<br>They say it started in Wuhan, China at a seafood market. Hundreds of thousands affected, dead, dying, critically ill.
<br>Many recovered.
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<br>This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, declared March 11th, 2020.
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<br>One day it will show up in my memory feed, and it will be a yearly reminder that life is precious. To not take the things we dearly love for granted.
<br>Treasure the little things.
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<br>We have so much!
<br>Be thankful. Be grateful.
<br>Be kind to each other - love one another - support everyone.
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<br>We are all one! ❤️
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<br>Ps.
<br>Who would have thought March 2020, the world would come to nearly a standstill because of the Covid19 virus.
<br>In Melbourne, we are in self isolation. Kim is working from home, she even started a new job, the company sent out a computer for her.
<br>Our son Lochlan ( nearly 13) , is still struggling with school and hasn't engaged with it much during isolation.Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-10088668746288625132015-10-25T14:56:00.001+11:002015-10-25T14:56:26.995+11:00100 km for the week, first time since having a meltdown and being in a coma for two weeks. <div><br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW97W7lQuUzGOjpFoGzjWuMKJzGx5dFQus4qovUuK5T3X-XU8iG7COt3ib97YOlXTWNc7yXkO1q2S1NHBNQMOYmkZ5lbRQJ9hIYAwi-SDirq7v1aD1XKKU9YDJLzbUt3pX-As-gHZxU3Hl/s1600/FullSizeRender-786996.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW97W7lQuUzGOjpFoGzjWuMKJzGx5dFQus4qovUuK5T3X-XU8iG7COt3ib97YOlXTWNc7yXkO1q2S1NHBNQMOYmkZ5lbRQJ9hIYAwi-SDirq7v1aD1XKKU9YDJLzbUt3pX-As-gHZxU3Hl/s320/FullSizeRender-786996.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6209429162584775410" /></a></div><div><br><br><font size="3">Bestest Carl,</font><div><font size="3">Sent from a iPadmini with Retina</font></div></div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-12832943347402624482014-09-23T10:29:00.001+10:002014-09-23T10:29:31.274+10:007am ride along the Mullum creek , blasting those winter blues away. <div><br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3grg-XwuAEAmLXel_26RXDouyloZJ6xvOsv_w3KcfPQbLWwAPIT887Pld-A85ikzaVuAsOJL0AEAJRM8SarBU0CdrRuQb5wElB8sPVdjkd_zcdie5ovJuM6dSeQII2ttEVlqvQDkF-slI/s1600/photo+1-771275.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3grg-XwuAEAmLXel_26RXDouyloZJ6xvOsv_w3KcfPQbLWwAPIT887Pld-A85ikzaVuAsOJL0AEAJRM8SarBU0CdrRuQb5wElB8sPVdjkd_zcdie5ovJuM6dSeQII2ttEVlqvQDkF-slI/s320/photo+1-771275.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6062055021939232530" /></a></div><div><br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cQndY8yQR_bf1VmcU02sdfRcnbsjsrMbIdxbTMiPwoDNWfkQ7CWrnHeqMAdQ06tPbtDz0LMU8lz4VqSbh_tHsTgEO321FMTBtG4AV2Jd_seAzzhEXMuqdHVCwJJxCw2TsyFyz0PvVnJv/s1600/photo+2-775486.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cQndY8yQR_bf1VmcU02sdfRcnbsjsrMbIdxbTMiPwoDNWfkQ7CWrnHeqMAdQ06tPbtDz0LMU8lz4VqSbh_tHsTgEO321FMTBtG4AV2Jd_seAzzhEXMuqdHVCwJJxCw2TsyFyz0PvVnJv/s320/photo+2-775486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6062055034897223362" /></a></div><div><br><br><font size="3">Bestest Carl,</font><div><font size="3">Sent from a iPadmini with Retina</font></div></div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-57698107182482768142014-09-20T16:31:00.000+10:002014-09-20T16:32:48.331+10:00It now feel like a Dream, that we did Australia's greatest adventure a year ago. 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class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial Black" size="5" color="#ff4201"><b>Sorry if you got this more than twice, it mean i like you.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial Black" size="5" color="#ff4201"><b>All the best,</b></font></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><font face="Arial Black" size="5" color="#ff4201"><b>Carl Hemmings</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><font face="Arial Black" size="5" color="#ff4201"><b><a href="mailto:fotosbycarl@gmail.com">fotosbycarl@gmail.com</a></b></font></div></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br></div></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFMuYEHijK60naBr0UPSdKC_xnclUttoPWnQjNiSCKIfy4pDbAI0og1fZDeh3MC5mTx2Fvq1VWwKBQ6pLvE4JNTTgkovm63X2vM8GfbiJjxC7_P-ulRWdgqOpr7vbSjR0SG9aOO1dEx58/s1600/PastedGraphic-1-789859.tiff"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFMuYEHijK60naBr0UPSdKC_xnclUttoPWnQjNiSCKIfy4pDbAI0og1fZDeh3MC5mTx2Fvq1VWwKBQ6pLvE4JNTTgkovm63X2vM8GfbiJjxC7_P-ulRWdgqOpr7vbSjR0SG9aOO1dEx58/s320/PastedGraphic-1-789859.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6061035471943741298" /></a></div></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-53954763803659103112014-09-09T10:59:00.000+10:002014-09-09T11:01:30.200+10:00Last Day of winter/spring break at Palm Cove Far Nth QueenslandWe have had plenty of R n R, beach time, catching up with old friends, rain forest time, great food , and glorious FNQ tropical weather.
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<br>I think I'm getting the post holiday blues?
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<br>Bestest regards,
<br>Carl.
<br>Sent from my iPod touch, the iPhone without the phone.Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-68709094029933635152014-09-05T18:35:00.000+10:002014-09-05T18:36:10.083+10:00I have a secret, I have O.I <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">OI = Orthostatic Intolerance</span></p></div><div><br></div><div>I do "greying out" allot, just like Greg Page the YELLOW Wiggle. I have clinically diagnosed OI.</div><div><br></div><div>So you understand where I'm coming from, this is an outtake from Greg Page book "now and then"</div><div><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MMuAcb8WSq78LiTOEi1xvVk0JF9vVTUP-G7bNQ8ZvZSLsFz_3qEeRc5v74JmxsHA4M2-1pzWSB7n90alxM3ecq7UO6qAuf__yy8gFcPbJhH5K-NOe9sJ7M3D8THdsTmEEo_8y2Uk5wCk/s1600/photo-770084.PNG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MMuAcb8WSq78LiTOEi1xvVk0JF9vVTUP-G7bNQ8ZvZSLsFz_3qEeRc5v74JmxsHA4M2-1pzWSB7n90alxM3ecq7UO6qAuf__yy8gFcPbJhH5K-NOe9sJ7M3D8THdsTmEEo_8y2Uk5wCk/s320/photo-770084.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6055500897995485458" /></a></div><div><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINJbVeffGEzFy9Ws0Vf66N8MQ8XkDEeaGCrfSiG2HYlkXSP6GzN1775MnSXdqF7-QmdXWC66NviaZir-OKsNRXKzCT8yC9lpUNBXM0qPry1LLNGy5SohFdXQ4vT1oIawz9jR2g6aKdgPx/s1600/image-773637.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINJbVeffGEzFy9Ws0Vf66N8MQ8XkDEeaGCrfSiG2HYlkXSP6GzN1775MnSXdqF7-QmdXWC66NviaZir-OKsNRXKzCT8yC9lpUNBXM0qPry1LLNGy5SohFdXQ4vT1oIawz9jR2g6aKdgPx/s320/image-773637.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6055500909500076930" /></a><br><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Bestest Carl in Palm Cove FNQ. </font><div><font size="3">Sent from a iPadmini with Retina</font></div></div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-29993474739833917002014-05-31T13:09:00.001+10:002014-05-31T13:09:54.008+10:00Thursday, a 7 km reconnoissance along the new updated Mullum Mullum creek trail, between Reynolds road and Tindalls rd.Park orchards<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">7 km recon along Mullum creek, between Reynolds road and tindalls rd.</span><br><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_IGfnGd1C6gZC3ZeXRqskKvZXsNFMtpta_I78K0e7GWz-2lGbSOYRGBEqVkbRWA1Avfx_QV8pHmcVcIqWUsVHjlQRRBd0PAPRVGEJegMi0nhcPY9FOAMIkxBBuLo8aVMMEwilpihDcpY/s1600/photo+1-794008.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_IGfnGd1C6gZC3ZeXRqskKvZXsNFMtpta_I78K0e7GWz-2lGbSOYRGBEqVkbRWA1Avfx_QV8pHmcVcIqWUsVHjlQRRBd0PAPRVGEJegMi0nhcPY9FOAMIkxBBuLo8aVMMEwilpihDcpY/s320/photo+1-794008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6019421558056682898" /></a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERMEfe1_yScR1C8wRR4_bSXs1Oayr6cJHNKaYRY8XDiRkMZOm3nAkblFsyZO5LSAVyqoAL6KOmmP-VQds0m-7NePLJlurSsQ1CF9p57hzsp1SBEyrnZ7_yb0ObdxSKXHKk_VQCaOxkHU5/s1600/photo+2-797352.JPG"><img 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qgCgoWYu1LRp3E18XUSL-bPVbsIPjrhE_t6KeLnioUIy0dFwGVwYhjbl1GoeWMc3TDQVwO0Lxny5JqP1aR38LVyVsQY8ZIavFguGXhHyJfzaoqKE8nWL0B8b1ts8sX-fO_gFctGouPGU/s1600/photo+4-702060.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qgCgoWYu1LRp3E18XUSL-bPVbsIPjrhE_t6KeLnioUIy0dFwGVwYhjbl1GoeWMc3TDQVwO0Lxny5JqP1aR38LVyVsQY8ZIavFguGXhHyJfzaoqKE8nWL0B8b1ts8sX-fO_gFctGouPGU/s320/photo+4-702060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6019421585947641730" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><br><font size="3">Bestest Carl,</font><div><font size="3">Sent from a iPadmini with Retina</font></div></div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-67620456884107831492014-01-04T12:18:00.000+11:002014-01-04T12:19:36.405+11:00Port fairy rail trail NEW YEAR DAY 2014<div><span></span></div><div><meta 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Retina</font></div></div></div></div></div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-29655121397963879222013-10-17T13:28:00.000+11:002013-10-17T13:29:00.866+11:00The missing cycle Trail link, Mullum Crk to Yarra River, Stage one. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/391150470<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV5Sg1QoNJa53Sj_jKQtb4VnehU4vpnSXouMn_7ZriMP_kBc5b5mqXQ4YhOBvh4fQBZWH5J8l-mjvfychVpBiSbMBGDee7WadOmKcpKQ1VHM8hDqhPC8F-LPNMUaofL9bTB3YIiBXZIPk/s1600/P1050265-740866.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV5Sg1QoNJa53Sj_jKQtb4VnehU4vpnSXouMn_7ZriMP_kBc5b5mqXQ4YhOBvh4fQBZWH5J8l-mjvfychVpBiSbMBGDee7WadOmKcpKQ1VHM8hDqhPC8F-LPNMUaofL9bTB3YIiBXZIPk/s320/P1050265-740866.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5935545768582557778" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6ARO8zo3vPPgLMaxJK-kCJVafIRBvZKLMy2kwZeHlilFJRs59nDRpMMNeo77uncLnD7SozROAbBlMITDnUOvrLWvsIpT0OCfYiclUvzaeyqYhjpz2nRadY-epRVfSyCRaiLDx1N4jS4L/s1600/PastedGraphic-1-757344.tiff"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6ARO8zo3vPPgLMaxJK-kCJVafIRBvZKLMy2kwZeHlilFJRs59nDRpMMNeo77uncLnD7SozROAbBlMITDnUOvrLWvsIpT0OCfYiclUvzaeyqYhjpz2nRadY-epRVfSyCRaiLDx1N4jS4L/s320/PastedGraphic-1-757344.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5935545837920456690" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hi Cycling buddies, </div><div style="text-align: center;">yesterday I went to check out the progress of the new cycling trail, </div><div style="text-align: center;">which will join the Mullum Mullum Creek Trail, to the Main Yarra Trail and The Yarra River.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Only stage one is nearly complete at the moment. But when finished, its going to be a great alternative route, if you want to ride from Ringwood to the City via some bushland,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and listen to birdsong and not the truck noise along the Eastern Freeway route.</div><div style="text-align: center;">See photos below, and see map <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/391150470">http://connect.garmin.com/activity/391150470</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheers Carl</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-34579623778365875382013-08-07T17:44:00.000+10:002013-08-07T19:18:46.987+10:00I now know why I have been feeling off the last couple of months. Chest X-ray show small traces of PNEUMONIA. One month of Anti-botics to look forward too, my stomach will love me. Not!I now know why I have been feeling off the last couple of months. Chest X-ray show small traces of PNEUMONIA. One month of Anti-botics to look forward too, my stomach will love me. Not!
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<br>Bestest regards,
<br>Carl.
<br>Sent from my iPod touch, the iPhone without the phone.Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-1796116944339938302013-08-06T18:13:00.000+10:002013-08-06T18:14:00.382+10:00I now know why I have been feeling off the last couple of months. Chest X-ray show small traces of PNEUMONIA. One month of Anti-botics to look forward too, my stomach will love me. Not!I now know why I have been feeling off the last couple of months. Chest X-ray show small traces of PNEUMONIA. One month of Anti-botics to look forward too, my stomach will love me. Not!
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<br>Bestest regards,
<br>Carl.
<br>Sent from my iPod touch, the iPhone without the phone.Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-50269322004778292622013-08-06T10:05:00.001+10:002013-08-06T10:05:58.174+10:00Had a play with some new glass,while in the city.Hi guys,<div>while in Elizabeth St. City, I managed to get my hand on a couple of lenses I liked to try, on my D700. Clink on the the underlined link to see a reviews.</div><div>There was a:</div><div><a href="http://www.mattk.com/2013/07/23/nikon-18-35mm-lens-a-new-landscape-photography-lens/">Nikkor 18-35mm AF-S f3.5-4.5</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/70-200mm-f4.htm">Nikkor 70-200mm AF-S f4</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.tobiashjorth.com/sigma-120-300mm-f2-8-ex-dg-os-apo-hsm-review/">Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 EX DG OS APO HSM</a><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <div apple-content-edited="true" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: left; "><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 23px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(24, 135, 92); letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 29px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></h2><div><br></div>All the best,</div></div><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; ">Carl Hemmings</div><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><a href="mailto:fotosbycarl@gmail.com">fotosbycarl@gmail.com</a></div></span><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br></div></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiGKq1r8GO1x747hFv0H1zewlEKYfAyMu3dIaYS1BZqRREjS_l24k6oRy-RUqzC98mNhV8M5SC2QETe5FjgABzjA7TgIcCRcbps7Qw3fLA8vymQhueEFRurWyHVE_UHOEZHOL7Az2Yzj7/s1600/Corsica+bicycle+tour-May+1999--02-749526.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiGKq1r8GO1x747hFv0H1zewlEKYfAyMu3dIaYS1BZqRREjS_l24k6oRy-RUqzC98mNhV8M5SC2QETe5FjgABzjA7TgIcCRcbps7Qw3fLA8vymQhueEFRurWyHVE_UHOEZHOL7Az2Yzj7/s320/Corsica+bicycle+tour-May+1999--02-749526.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5895822077795336418" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-27558306447027682972013-06-10T12:53:00.001+10:002013-06-10T12:53:17.045+10:00A big milestone for me!<br><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div><br><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">A big milestone for me!</span><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; ">Since leaving rehab back in September 2011, I have clocked up just over 1000 km on the Garmin bike computer.</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; ">99% of it is on the bike, and some of it is walking 10km/week taking Lochlan to school.</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; ">Cheers and thanks for the support.</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; ">Carl</div></div><div 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font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: left; ">Love xox<br></div></div><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; ">Carl Hemmings</div><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><a href="mailto:fotosbycarl@gmail.com">fotosbycarl@gmail.com</a></div></span><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br></div></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 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<br>Hi Family and friends,
<br>Kim and I ate at this new Japanese resturant last night after the play, "One man Two Govinours" , its situated under the arts Center over looking the Yarra river.
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<br>If you luv seafood, you got to come to this place! Warning! It's not cheap!
<br>Etc $30 for 6 oysters, but those oysters where the most mouth watering morsels I have ever tasted! They had a choice off 3 different toppings on the oysters, they where all yummy.
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<br>We then had small tasting morsels of:
<br>Scallops,
<br>Barimundi & rice,
<br>Tuna sashimi,
<br>then a tasting plate of deserts.
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<br>Everything was top notch, the food, wine, service, funky building, and the view (including Kim).
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<br>Bestest regards,
<br>CarlCarloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-46953031704884084842013-02-23T19:58:00.001+11:002013-02-23T19:58:48.677+11:00Maroondah Hospital 21 Feb 2013Maroondah Hospital: 21 Feb 2013
<br>Three days Two nights.
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<br>I just returned home from Hotel Maroondah Hospital, I was in Emergance Thursday afternoon after suffering terrible painful stomach cramps. It sent my alarm bells ringing again! What, not again, after recovering from the last meltdown 19 months ago.
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<br>They told me its more than likely a blockage from a adhesion on the outside of the small bowel to the abdominal wall. (from previous operation and scar tissue)
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<br>So no food or water for next 24 hrs, and see if it clears, after giving me morphine and anti nausea meds, I waited it out. Luckily after getting transferred and admitted to a ward bed (4 hrs later) I saw my illiostomy bag fill with number two's. What a relief!
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<br>From then on I was on a clear liquid diet for the next 24 hrs , by friday night I could have some soup, woo-hoo!
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<br>Saturday a light breakfast and was then allowed to leave hospital in time for lunch. Yay.
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<br>They say if your had one blockage, you may get more in the future, great! Something to look forward to.
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<br>Carl
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<br>some info below:
<br><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowel_obstruction#section_5">http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowel_obstruction#section_5</a>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-80975735592834525672013-02-06T17:49:00.000+11:002013-02-06T19:24:58.414+11:00As I drive my son to swimming lessons in the 37deg C heat, guess what song comes on the iPod? Couldn't stand the weather by SVR aka Stevie Ray Vaughn. ! A very fitting song considering the climatic conditions.As I drive my son to swimming lessons in the 37deg C heat, guess what song comes on the iPod? Couldn't stand the weather by SVR aka Stevie Ray Vaughn. ! A very fitting song considering the climatic conditions.
<br>Btw: I saw him live at festival hall Melbourne back in 1985, before he was taken from us in a air accident.
<br>What a phenomenal blues guitarist.
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<br>Sent from my iPod-touch.
<br>Cheers Carl H.Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-80092536426915987772012-12-16T17:09:00.001+11:002012-12-16T17:09:48.926+11:0010km cruze on Saturday<div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Click on link to see map of ride.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/252034533">http://connect.garmin.com/activity/252034533</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div apple-content-edited="true" style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZ_EYp24Jn7WgWUKNNzTlS0Pqp7Il8sabZVfnQe_4XptKR5xuyqA0OqLkzoG6XfFmILDAkn4dNVQmU3jDgKdiF9oaXtHYOyI2gJp8sB0IeaVgjY3yJNxnDlBfdXW00Nz3-smeYE-8yA1k/s1600/P1030490-788927.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZ_EYp24Jn7WgWUKNNzTlS0Pqp7Il8sabZVfnQe_4XptKR5xuyqA0OqLkzoG6XfFmILDAkn4dNVQmU3jDgKdiF9oaXtHYOyI2gJp8sB0IeaVgjY3yJNxnDlBfdXW00Nz3-smeYE-8yA1k/s320/P1030490-788927.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5822421691066904386" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhG89NzGkpDu1Z0nMdH0bokkWny4oE6xotxe5MuZacewT5ArAvZRUMB1ouhmQ1MkP4sieIlBMzF4k5KeOZkaulsVTgQmXJqkrJMc1ApbmMeeeQG4tu40uiQnDkiuVqzY0pi_GqQ48B1-S/s1600/P1030489-791658.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhG89NzGkpDu1Z0nMdH0bokkWny4oE6xotxe5MuZacewT5ArAvZRUMB1ouhmQ1MkP4sieIlBMzF4k5KeOZkaulsVTgQmXJqkrJMc1ApbmMeeeQG4tu40uiQnDkiuVqzY0pi_GqQ48B1-S/s320/P1030489-791658.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5822421703793072466" /></a></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"></div><div apple-content-edited="true"></div><div apple-content-edited="true"></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheers Carl </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="mailto:bikefromdownunder@gmail.com">bikefromdownunder@gmail.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><br></div></span></div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-41709482213616099192012-11-25T11:13:00.000+11:002012-11-25T11:14:06.406+11:00My first ride up the local mountain since my meltdown last year. <a href="http://www.strava.com/rides/29235071#comments">http://www.strava.com/rides/29235071#comments</a>
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<br>Click on the above link to see my ride
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<br>Hi guys,
<br>I have been slowly been building up my ride distance over the last year, and now I can ride comfortably 30 km with not many hills. As soon as the road goes sky wards my heart rate really advances towards its max, and I have too back off.
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<br>For my friends who don't ride or are overseas, 10 km away from home is a mountain range called " The Dandenong's" the highest point is about 600m above sea level. 7 years ago when I was really fit, I could go up the 6.7km mountain hwy road in 20.5 mins. The record is 13mins for a pro rider.
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<br>Two months ago I rode up only part way, yesterday I felt like I needed to test my self and get a new base time for myself, so I would have a benchmark for my fitness.
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<br>It was a warmish Melbourne day with a forecast of 35c deg. When I started it was 28C, I really took it easy on the 10km ride to the start, there was allot of pollen in the air and my nose and eyes where telling me that. I got to the start at the Basin, pressed the lap time on my garmin gps and I was off for my new record? I tried to keep my pedal cadence just above 60rpm on my easiest gear to keep my HR below 155bpm, I could manage this for most of the climb, and with one kilometre to go I gave as best I could.
<br>My result, 30 mins, I'm happy with that, have something to work with. It will be interesting to see what time I can do on my lighter performance folding bike a Bikefriday it's 2kg lighter and has 20" wheels.
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<br>Buy for now :)
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<br>Sent from my iPod-touch.
<br>Cheers Carl H.Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-86068891344435659402012-10-13T22:41:00.001+11:002012-10-13T22:41:27.017+11:00Why I love stage 15 Tour de France 1994! http://youtu.be/VHTuS7t7EBE<br><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Helvetica">Click the blue</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://youtu.be/VHTuS7t7EBE">Why I love stage 15 Tour de France 1994!:</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Theres a Young World champ Lance Armstrong. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Two neo pro's, Aussie Neill Stevens and Stephan Hodge. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Big Miguel Indurain. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tom Simpson memorial. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My memories of Climbing up Mt Ventoux, which I climbed in 1998 while living/ bike touring in Europe. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A youngish Marco Pantanni with some hair appears!</div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favourite Italian riders " Eros Poli" who is 6'4" or 194cm like me and who does well in this stage which was unusual. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Any comments? Let me know. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheers Carl,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sent from my Apple iPod iTouch. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My latest news here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://carlhemmings.blogspot.com/">http://carlhemmings.blogspot.com/</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-64375932576003687602012-10-12T13:58:00.001+11:002012-10-12T13:58:48.161+11:00my thoughts on Lance Armstrong<span style="line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">My thoughts on Lance dopping:</span><div style="line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The more I think about it, I'm with skippy (Phill Anderson). Lance was the best of the pack in the era of doping. </div><div style="line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I can understand in what he did, other teams where doping and he was getting his Ass whipped. So he did what he could do to make it a level playing field. I guess it's like me and my 30 year old steel racing bike, it's mass is 11 kg. Now if I want the same advantage when going up hill as my friends who ride 6-8 kg machines, I would have to get a lighter bike or deal with the energy expenditure of carrying an extra 5 full water bottles up hill ~ (4kg). Carrying that extra mass over a number of climbs will certainly take its toll. </div><div style="line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></div><div style="line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Now I don't condone his bullying of others to keep his secret. That's bad form. </div><div style="line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">Being a Cancer surviver myself, I like what he has done with his live-strong company, and his fight against cancer. </div><div style="line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></div><div style="line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">Bestest Carl. </div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DTCltrQrxDWWLE8MKM3mjLz7wgx3dCY7mkAMmdeblpiMXps35l35Omass5dJVWAaop1OpWuDdtXx6FOTXaNnt5aassw2_mTeon8kvQK8aW7Z6Pa3u0FnmIOlpqZvfRYqNFMv7j8NwBrL/s1600/Clip%2527n%2527Strap+Crypt-728162.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DTCltrQrxDWWLE8MKM3mjLz7wgx3dCY7mkAMmdeblpiMXps35l35Omass5dJVWAaop1OpWuDdtXx6FOTXaNnt5aassw2_mTeon8kvQK8aW7Z6Pa3u0FnmIOlpqZvfRYqNFMv7j8NwBrL/s320/Clip%2527n%2527Strap+Crypt-728162.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5798251927537837138" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="text-align: center; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br></div><div style="text-align: left; "><br></div><div style="text-align: left; ">Cheers Carl </div><div style="text-align: left; "><a href="mailto:bikefromdownunder@gmail.com">bikefromdownunder@gmail.com</a></div><div style="text-align: left; "><br></div></span><div style="text-align: left; "><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215387517609726277.post-37513877213050567292012-10-01T12:05:00.001+10:002012-10-01T12:05:59.436+10:00Carl's photo, AFL 2012 Grand Final from Sky-high<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFdn5LNRdiEqXNqWEtAChiYBO4wf3e3h6jiCKHJfZR32e987uYWijkxjaDeDkszTCDWWKAC7fEvVOCyFdsdqyOqiYc0K5UmPLYco2W6MExrx1n_ptlEjWVs3fcEYW61WAmTb4Iay0Gldj/s1600/Grand+Final+from+Sky+High+small-3-759437.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFdn5LNRdiEqXNqWEtAChiYBO4wf3e3h6jiCKHJfZR32e987uYWijkxjaDeDkszTCDWWKAC7fEvVOCyFdsdqyOqiYc0K5UmPLYco2W6MExrx1n_ptlEjWVs3fcEYW61WAmTb4Iay0Gldj/s320/Grand+Final+from+Sky+High+small-3-759437.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5794156378933476882" /></a><br> <br>Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447091202844038225noreply@blogger.com0