Badlands day 4

In which John looks for exit game button , Alan gets some dog therapy , paddy decides to give up cycling , and Tim K raises his BP slightly. OH I forgot to mention the flash flood. Rowan had forecast a monsoon but we set off in sun , passing through beautiful...

Badlands day 3

In which John gets plugged , Sean produces a knife and Paul finally takes a sprint . Hotel was a slight downgrade from previous, rooms ok but food last night and this morning was dubious. On the bright side tonight’s menu looks slightly better. Rain was forecast so...

Badlands day 2

Warning. Really bad internet… image quality had to be reduced. Great hotel last night , super meal and good breakfast. Lovely pool. Set off 9.15 straight onto gravel and I don’t think we saw tarmac all day. Into big climb to 2300 m first. The usual pecking order...

Badlands Day1

Breakfast at 8 , toast con tomate , cafe con leche , you can see my 153 day streak in Duolingo coming the fore. The break established itself early with Tim ,the wee English fella (twef) , and CLS. The rest of us in the grupetto settled back to enjoy the day. Coffee at...