Why Pull on a Push?
Why put pull handles on a door you can only push to open? Gets me every time.
Robin Capper
A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
Tonight's dinner was brought to me by the letter B
Beef Beans (green) Broccoli Bok Choy B'Hokey B'Pokey B'ice-cream * http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_pokey_(ice_cream)
Himalayan Cycle 22 — Farewell Kathmandu
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 23-09-2014 – Tuesday. Back at the Radisson, Kathmandu. Last time I was here Kathmandu seemed rather strange, chaotic and exotic. The chaotic bit hasn’t changed but now it now seems reassuringly familiar and (almost) civilised. Perhaps some of that was the
Cycling
Himalayan Cycle 21 — Kodari to Kathmandu, Nepal
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 22-09-2014 – Monday afternoon. Such an action packed day I made it two posts (Monday morning is here) You can certainly see the difference between Nepalese and Tibetan (OK, Chinese) infrastructure. That nine hundred kilometres of sealed concrete edged Tibetan highway we
Himalayan Cycle 20 — Zhangmu to Kodari, Nepal
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 22-09-2014 – Monday morning. Such an action-packed day I made it two posts After a forgettable hotel breakfast—really can’t remember what they had but when peanuts are the most viable breakfast buffet choice it wasn’t much—it was time
Himalayan Cycle 19 — Nyalam to Zhangmu Hotel
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 21-09-2014 - Sunday Todays ride descended from 3,700m to 2,200m in just 33km. Add little or no-pedalling needed 30-50km/h cycling to absolutely beautiful dramatic scenery as the road plunged down a gorge. Say what? I wondered what the
Cycling
Himalayan Cycle 18 — Lalung La Saddle to Nyalam Camp, no, Hotel!
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 20-09-2014 - Saturday It was cold last night but not cold enough to need icebreaker 260 thermals. I went to bed (bag) with them on and awoke around midnight feeling hot. At first thought might be my turn for the dreaded
Adventure South
Himalayan Cycle 17 — Menbu Camp to Lalung La Pass Saddle Camp
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 19-09-2014 - Friday More went down with the dreaded lurgi last night (nausea, vomiting & diarrhoea). The day Tim had mentioned he had plenty of toilet paper left, of the 6 rolls issued in the kit bags for camping, he paid
Cycling
Himalayan Cycle 16 — Shenmuda Camp to Menbu Town Camp
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 18-09-2014 - Thursday Cold start to the day, overcast and a cool wind. Had a light breakfast as felt a bit crap after riding on full breakfast yesterday. The ride was great as we headed from the near Tingri to camp
Himalayan Cycle 15 — Qulonggongba Camp to Shenmuda Village Camp
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 17-09-2014 - Wednesday Had a late start today, breakfast at nine! It was fine so we dined outdoors with a spectacular view. (photo from Helen’s camera, by Sujan?) In spite of looking like death warmed up Bas, who'd
Cycling
Himalayan Cycle 14 — Everest Base Camp return
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 16-09-2014 - Tuesday Todays agenda was a bus trip to Everest with seven of us planning to cycle back. The weather was promising at our campsite but we were several hours away from the mountain. The ride to Everest had been
Cycling
Himalayan Cycle 13 — Shegar (New Tingri) Hotel to Qulonggongba Village (Everest Valley) Camp
(A mix of travel notes and comments added later) 15-09-2014 - Monday We left New Tingri headed for (old?) Tingri, about 60 km away. The cycling was excellent, down a gently sloping valley with stunning views. You could have stopped every 100m to take a photo as the constantly changing