2024-11-10: Fix up 2022 posts.

jekyll/original-posts/2005/2005-08-07-la-marmotte-2005.md

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+---
+title: "La Marmotte 2005"
+date: 2005-08-07
+layout: post
+published: true
+summary: "Took me 10h 37min 50seconds, came in 3623rd place."
+tags: [cycle]
+---
+
+Took me 10h 37min 50seconds, came in 3623rd place.
+
+{{< figure src="/images/2005/2005-08-07.png" title="La Marmotte 2005" >}}
+
+https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Le+Bourg-d'Oisans,+38520,+France/Col+de+la+Croix+de+Fer,+73530+Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves,+France/Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte,+73140,+France/Col+du+T%C3%A9l%C3%A9graphe,+73450+Valloire,+France/Col+du+Galibier,+D902B,+05220+Le+Mon%C3%AAtier-les-Bains,+France/38520+Le+Bourg-d'Oisans,+France/L'Alpe+d'Huez,+38750+Huez,+France/@45.1494169,6.0628323,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m44!4m43!1m5!1m1!1s0x478a6c1b41331b3d:0x287ec161e2e6d66e!2m2!1d6.030064!2d45.051951!1m5!1m1!1s0x478a3919b2d7a291:0xcf471246072c36fa!2m2!1d6.203518!2d45.22749!1m5!1m1!1s0x478a2644c450394d:0xee7ad2de30346811!2m2!1d6.4481!2d45.239624!1m5!1m1!1s0x478a26da0654cb99:0xa9d8e61d1464ce42!2m2!1d6.4444429!2d45.2024996!1m5!1m1!1s0x478a1f210c329ced:0x6ea984d5c071c611!2m2!1d6.407793!2d45.0641685!1m5!1m1!1s0x478a6c1b41331b3d:0x287ec161e2e6d66e!2m2!1d6.030064!2d45.051951!1m5!1m1!1s0x478a6b06856c6cdb:0x9e63e54e3531c7ab!2m2!1d6.0683611!2d45.0923807!3e1?hl=en
+
+## Profile
+
+{{< figure src="/images/2005/2005-08-07-profile.png" title="Course Profile" >}}

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-05-16-sunday-cycle-around-lake-zurich.md

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+title: Sunday Cycle around Lake Zurich
+
+tags: [cycling,2006]
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Tue May 16 21:04:00 IST 2006
+---
+<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/640/IMG_0407.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: all; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0407.jpg" border="0" /></a>  Passed through rapperwil on last sundays ride.&nbsp;<a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /> </a> 

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-05-24-last-day-in-zurich.md

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+---
+title: Last Day In Zurich
+
+category: blogger
+tags: [2006]
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Wed May 24 11:56:00 IST 2006
+---
+<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> <br /><!--  <br />window.onload=create_map;    <br />function create_map() <br />{ <br />  if(document.getElementById("google_map") != null) <br />    map_details();} <br />// --> <br /></script><br /><script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&key=ABQIAAAAZFzClZgpuGZ7n2OVWWjyPxTYrnCBaaQ9X3WZSBjs7pEgLNseJRTvhjKc6fcNBIRYL64guKY-gGIwhQ" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript"> function map_details() { var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("google_map")); map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl()); map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl()); map.setCenter(new GLatLng(50.3667,2.5500),3); var polyline = new GPolyline([new GLatLng(47.3667,8.5500),new GLatLng(53.2158,-6.6669)],"#ff0000",5);  map.addOverlay(polyline); }</script><br /><br /><!--<br /><div id="google_map" style="width: 400px; height: 400px;"></div><br />--><br /><br />Today is my last day in zurich. Bit tried after all the messing thats associated with moving out of an apartment here. <br /><br />Here is an overview of my trip plan for tomorrow from <a target="new" href="http://paultoconnell.freewebspace.com/zur_to_naas.html">Zurich to Naas</a> using the Google Map API, hopefully my config skills for this service will improve with time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Google Map API</span><br />It seems initially that this blog site will not allow users to embed google's or there own script elements in the blog pages, so i've had host the google map pages on a seperate site, and will just link them from here. There has to be a neater solution.

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-05-26-more-google-maps.md

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+title: More Google Maps
+
+category: blogger
+tags: [2006]
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Fri May 26 18:02:00 IST 2006
+---
+<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&key=ABQIAAAAZFzClZgpuGZ7n2OVWWjyPxTYrnCBaaQ9X3WZSBjs7pEgLNseJRTvhjKc6fcNBIRYL64guKY-gGIwhQ" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript"> function map_details() { var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("google_map_naas"));         map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl()); map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl()); map.setCenter(new GLatLng(53.2158,-6.6669),13);}</script><br /><br />Naas<br /><br /><div id="google_map_naas" style="width: 400px; height: 400px;"></div>

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-05-29-monday-29th-may.md

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+---
+title: Monday 29th May 2006
+date: 2006-05-29
+category: blogger
+tags: [cycle,oz2006]
+series: oz2006
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Tue May 30 01:11:00 IST 2006
+---
+
+{{< figure src="/images/2006/2006-05-29.png" title="Monday 29th May 2006" >}}
+
+Flew from London Heathrow T4 (12.20pm) to Hong Kong with Quantas today.

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-05-30-tuesday-30th-may.md

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+---
+title: Tuesday 30th May 2006
+date: 2006-05-30
+category: blogger
+tags: [cycle,oz2006]
+series: oz2006
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Tue May 30 01:13:00 IST 2006
+---
+In Hong Kong International airport for a 2 hour stopover before the final leg of the flight to melbourne, which should get me there for 19.30 this evening.
+
+{{< figure src="/images/2006/2006-05-30.png" title="2006-05-30" >}}
+
+Interesting landing into melbourne, I'm looking out the window to see the city lights expecting to have a nice view for a few minutes before we touch down, but first lights i see are the airport lights. There a bit close i'm thinking, when next thing the plane slaps the runway like a tonne of bricks, or metal hitting the ground. There a small issue of a loud bang and bits of the internal roof panel coming loose and dropping onto this dudes head, who sitting a couple of rows ahead of me. He grabs the panel and holds it while the whole plane slows. Lots bemused people and stupid jokes as we get of the plane.<br /><br />No hassel getting the bike in via aussie customs, they just check thats are is not muck on the frame.

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-05-31-wednesday-31th-may.md

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+---
+title: Wednesday 31th May 2006
+date: 2006-05-31
+category: blogger
+tags: [cycle,oz2006]
+series: oz2006
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Thu Jun 01 10:59:00 IST 2006
+---
+Moved to a hostel in St Kilda today for 2 nights, the CBD is dead at night. Spent the rest of the day touring around melbourne, its so easy having your own transport to just skip past places. Did a lap of the albert park grand prix circuit, not sure if i was on the same pace as the F1 dudes. Picture of the Melbourne skyline taken from albert park in the last afternoon.
+
+{{< figure src="/images/2006/2006-05-31.png" title="2006-05-31" >}}
+
+Went down to the Esplande Hotel to hear the live music they have there. The place is a old hotel, where they've converted all the major rooms into different stages for bands and dj's. Would be cool to see the place packed out, reckon it would rock. www.espy.com.au <br /><br />Had two frigging punchers today!!, I know shep is laughing as he reads this - PUNK.

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-06-01-thursday-1st-june.md

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+---
+title: Thursday 1st June 2006
+date: 2006-06-01
+category: blogger
+tags: [cycle,oz2006]
+series: oz2006
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Thu Jun 01 11:08:00 IST 2006
+---
+Just chilled around melbourne again today, sorted an aussie mobile number [0448 997 380 ] and some replacement tubes for the bike. Toured around CBD, victoria market, richmond, fitzroy and the MCG today. 
+
+{{< figure src="/images/2006/2006-06-01.png" title="2006-06-01" >}}
+
+The plan tomorrow is to cycle down the Mornington Peninsula, use the ferry to cross the bay and spend the night in Torquay.

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-06-02-melbourne-to-sorrento.md

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+title: June 2nd 2006 - Melbourne to Sorrento
+date: 2006-06-02
+category: blogger
+tags: [cycle,oz2006]
+series: oz2006
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Wed Jun 07 03:39:00 IST 2006
+---
+<table border="1"><tr><td>Distance</td><td>Time</td><td>Overall Total</td></tr><tr><td>108 km</td><td>5h 30min</td><td>108 km</td></tr></table><br /><br />Pulled out of Chapel Street Backpacker, Melbourne at 10am and headed south towards St Kilda, the coast road and the mornington peninsula.
+
+{{< figure src="/images/2006/2006-06-02.png" title="Chapel Street Backpacker" >}}
+
+The first 20km was on a dedicated bike lane, with the only hazards being the morning pram walkers. Joined the Nepean highway near chelsea and followed it down via Frankston, Mornington and St Marta. The bike lane on the main road was really wide and most vehicals gave me plently of room.
+
+{{< figure src="/images/2006/2006-06-02-beach.png" title="2006-06-02-beach" >}}
+
+Hauling the fully loaded bags on the bike finally kicked in about 40km. I was expecting the first couple of days to be tough, but not this bad this early. Had 60km done after 3 hours and needed a lunch break. The small issue of the scale of distances in austalia kicked in after lunch, when the sign post for portsea said 44 km, when i was expecting a slightly lower number. Actually checking the distances before starting the days ride would be a good idea.
+
+Decided to call it quits for the day and stay at the Sorrento YHA hostel. Arrived at the village and found the hostel, only to discover that it was closed for bulding work. The owner redirected me to the Bay Play backpackers in Blairgowrie. Arrive just as the sun was setting.

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-06-07-june-3rd---blairgowrie-to-torquay.md

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+title: June 3rd - Blairgowrie to Torquay
+
+category: blogger
+tags: [2006]
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Wed Jun 07 03:52:00 IST 2006
+---
+<TABLE BORDER="1"><TR><TD>Distance</TD><TD>Time</TD><TD>Overall Total</TD></TR><TR><TD>67 km</TD><TD>5h 30min</TD><TD>175 km</TD></TR></Table><br /><br />The Bay Play Backpackers is set in bush land  in Blairgowrie. I slept like a log, and was feeling quite good this morning. Despite a water restriction in place in the area, this guys must have used about 10 buckets of water to wash his car, i was worried that the car might start sinking into the ground.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0605.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0605.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Started early and was making good time to the passenger ferry from portsea, 4km past sorrento as the guide book stated. Arrived in portsea to find no quay, and to be told that the only ferry leaves from sorrento, stupid guide book!!  Nearly set a land speed record getting back to sorrento. Nice 40min ferry trip brought me across the entrance port philip day. The sky line for melbourne was still just about visible. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0606.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0606.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Starting in queenscliff, i followed the coast road to Pt Lonsdale (see nice photo of light house) and then onto ocean grove and barwon heads. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0620.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0620.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The road turns in land from then on and joins the surf coast highway. The final strech of road into torquay seemed be a constant 10km rise. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0627.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0627.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-06-07-june-4th---torquay-to-lorne.md

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+title: June 4th - Torquay to Lorne
+
+category: blogger
+tags: [2006]
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Wed Jun 07 03:55:00 IST 2006
+---
+<TABLE BORDER="1"><TR><TD>Distance</TD><TD>Time</TD><TD>Overall Total</TD></TR><TR><TD>60 km</TD><TD>3h</TD><TD>235 km</TD></TR></Table><br /><br />Stayed in the Bells Beach Backpackers, torquay overnight. Great weather this morning, with a cool breeze, blue sky and sunshine. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0630.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0630.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Took a small detour outside torquay to Bells Beach. This turned out to a complete pain in the ass, as there where three massive steep hills to climb to get to the coast. If find a fairly non-descript surf beach. Had to come out over the same set of triple hills on the way back to the main road. Note to self - no more side tour from now on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0642.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0642.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The road from torquay cuts inland with a constant rise towards angelsea. The great ocean road officially starts outside this town, and the road runs along the coast. There are some tough hills to climb as the road winds around various headlands. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0649.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0649.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Got into lorne about lunch time. The weather started to turn for the worse, i was feeling a bit wrecked, so decided to take a 1/2 days and booked into the Lorne YHA hostel. Just chilled around the town for the Rest of the afternoon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0650.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0650.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>

jekyll/original-posts/2006/2006-06-07-june-5th---lorne-to-lavers-hill.md

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+title: June 5th - Lorne to Lavers Hill
+
+category: blogger
+tags: [2006]
+# Pulled from Blogger. Last updated there on: Wed Jun 07 03:57:00 IST 2006
+---
+<TABLE BORDER="1"><TR><TD>Distance</TD><TD>Time</TD><TD>Overall Total</TD></TR><TR><TD>96 km</TD><TD>5h</TD><TD>331 km</TD></TR></Table><br /><br />I stayed at the Lorne YHA Hostel, which has to have had the best setting of any<br />place so far. Had the company of some cockatoos as i was having my breakfast this morning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0666.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0666.jpg" border="0" alt="Cockatoos" /></a><br /><br />Just remember that you need specialist training to photograph cockatoos, on the off chance that they attack. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0670.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0670.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Got going at 9 heading for apollo bay, the road on this section is cut into <br />the cliff face in places, and offers some amazing views of coast. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0672.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0672.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Stopped in apollo bay [45km] at 11, for an early lunch and rested for an hour. <br />The next section to Lavers Hill was always going to be tough. The road rises<br />through the Otway National Park, and then drops and levels out in the Aire <br />river valley. The final climb to Lavers Hill rises 500m over 10km, which seems<br />simple on paper, but for every climb of 20 meters, theres a drop of 10 meters,<br />so for a simple 500 meter climb, the actual accent needed on the bike is about<br />1000 meters!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/1600/IMG_0687.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/916/2956/320/IMG_0687.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The back wheel on the bike is now feeling the pressure of the extra bag weight,<br />what started as a small buckle had grown, and now there are two broken spokes.<br />On the final climb, i had to loosen the rear brakes to allow the wheel to travel<br />more easily. Will have to get this fixed in Warrnambool, when i take a rest day<br />on Wednesday.<br /><br />Having finally made it up the climb to Lvers Hill, i then actually cycled right <br />through the village. The term blink and you'll miss it takes on a new form.