tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post5485524297071432176..comments2024-02-25T10:43:07.698+13:00Comments on STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: A Cunning PlanAlden Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-74018574531150714162013-12-18T09:00:54.862+13:002013-12-18T09:00:54.862+13:00I haven't been doing any biking lately but I k...I haven't been doing any biking lately but I know I should. As you say, it is low impact on the joints and endorphin producing. There will be a nice incentive to bike soon. On the completion of a short walking / bike bridge there will be a circuit that starts by Revas Restaurant goes along the river across this new small bike / walking bridge to the new large bridge. You then cross the large bridge to the other side of the river and then back along new pathways that are being completed as I type and back to Revas. Everyone (especially the bikers and walkers) are looking forward with great anticipation to this new circle walk. I intend to take my bike down to the town basin on my bike rack and do the circuit a few times as my daily exercise. Revas Restaurant is where we had a meal together when you were in NZ :>)Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-26397509896056344112013-12-17T23:54:36.698+13:002013-12-17T23:54:36.698+13:00Yes, that was the commuting bike and we went along...Yes, that was the commuting bike and we went along the river Waal, the largest branch of the river Rhine. The Maas (French: Meuse) is only 5 km more South.<br />Are you doing any biking lately? It is good for the physical condition and it is easy on the joints. If you do it long enough you might even make your own feel good drug, Endorphin.<br />Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337494349546448043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-90780157515358741672013-12-16T09:42:05.211+13:002013-12-16T09:42:05.211+13:00Yes, I remember your bikes,and riding one of them ...Yes, I remember your bikes,and riding one of them with you by the river Maas (or was it the Meuse? ) - happy days :>)Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-80864311816683976482013-12-16T08:51:29.067+13:002013-12-16T08:51:29.067+13:00That is how things go. I own 4 bicycles, one for r...That is how things go. I own 4 bicycles, one for racing, commuting, all terrain biking and for camping. Like you with ships, I like the old design of classic Italian racing bikes and find the modern ones with fat tubes ugly.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337494349546448043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-8188714536790354592013-12-13T12:16:49.711+13:002013-12-13T12:16:49.711+13:00I am not really a materialistic person but I just ...I am not really a materialistic person but I just thought now that I own - A sea kayak, a P class dinghy, a 9.5 metre yacht and 3 dinghies if I count the small 2 metre inflatable I use sometimes - that's 6 boats of one sort or another. But I am only 62 years old and have a few more years of collecting to go! So watch this space. LOLAlden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-83631000580262474392013-12-13T12:12:07.798+13:002013-12-13T12:12:07.798+13:00The large dinghy I will keep moored to the boardin...The large dinghy I will keep moored to the boarding pontoon in the Hatea River close to where Mariner is moored. The other new smaller dinghy I will take on trips up and down the coast or out to Great Barrier Island - this new small dinghy is big enough for 2-3 people to get to and from the boat when anchored and small enough to turn upsidedown on the cabin trunk if needed when the weather gets rough - towing big dinghies in a seaway is dangerous - hence the new small one.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-62198269088515210382013-12-13T11:06:46.668+13:002013-12-13T11:06:46.668+13:00What do you do with two dinghies? Always nice to h...What do you do with two dinghies? Always nice to have some things to do in a long vacation.<br />Enjoy the summer.<br />Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337494349546448043noreply@blogger.com