Sofia

Nurburgring, Schwalbenschwanz Corner

Geres Natural Park. Magical place

April 2006. Happy moment.

I did, 24h latter it was too late...

I think the BOTM picture is actually very nice. I'm just annoyed I didn't get a chance of participating

I'm pretty fed-up to be honest, because I couldn't participate on BOTM seeing that the time for publishing was a little over 24h!! I actually wrote a very ungry post, but didn't post it. What's the rush??? Please give us a chance yo put a picture up, I was full of work, don't actually just spend my time at the computer.. So there, this bird is annoyed! Was a gorgeous foto on top of it!!

yes, the line is active. Breaks my heart to see these train stations like this... there are quite a lot of people living in this village, deserves better.

Went on a small adventure with the dogs, found a disused train station that must have been gorgeous and had a stroll under some beautiful trees. Simple is difficult, but magic!

Nice!! Love those! I must find a recipe and make some to impress @Pedro!

Well, the gods of weather had in for me this time. Its typical September weather, 2 hours after I arrived it was sunny!! Autumn showers. Wasn't expecting this rain, basically. Its the Atlantic storms that hit sometimes.

Not the prettiest of photos, but one for the List of Honours of 2022! This is us ( me and Miss Dark ) just arrived at the garage after 3 hours of relentless rain that was either sideways or bouncing from the tarmac and, to make it even more interesting, hale. Funny thing listening to hale inside the helmet! Its a long time since I was properly soaked, even the water proofs relented to the deluge. So here is a picture I took today because we both managed to arrived even though the weather tried really hard to stop us! This bike deserves a knighthood!

Don't worry, it's not strange, it's normal!

Better then what happens in Spain

Those are sacred trees, very, very special. I adore trees, i totally volunteer to go see trees anytime!

Not like that! Thats too easy

Crossing water is so nice!!! Felt like Moises! Its like having extra powers, really liked it. There were a lot of stones there, it was a little path only a bit wider then the bike with 2 rocks sticking out on the side. I think you call what I fell on reeds, or canes (?) . They are actually invasive, like notweed, and have been used as fences to divide properties or pieces of land the same way you have blackthorn. They just grow out of control and spread throught there rhizome, almost impossible to get rid off. Around here its so common to see lines of them and in this case someone had cut a lot to open up the path and left them there to hold me like a mattress! Still my foot has 100% trapped between the rock I was trying to negotiate and the bike that had its swing arm balancing on the rock and my ankle. Those boots are really good!

Thanks! Oh, I liked it alright! Although the boulder section wasnt my favourite, there is nothing I would say never again. For sure would rather it was all fast dirt track, with some mud and water crossings, not rocky 15% to 20% incline cliff hedge over the Sea kinda thing!! Like these pictures but worst and on the hedge.

Thank you!! Really liked the KTM, felt super easy and didnt find it tall. I love the torque and power to go over stuff, amazing! And was not boring on the road either. Good machine. No idea which one it is, just that its 250cc

Thanks!! No, actually im not and that has surprised me a lot. Yes, im really thinking a 2nd bike is the way forward, I realized I prefer ridding on the road and would never try this with anything heavier.

Thank you @Pedro. For sure would not feel confident enough to try it if it wasnt for your continuous support and how you make me believe in my self on all aspects of life, business and personal. Credit where credit is due!! Now, all going well in 6 month I ll give you a beating on a dirt track somewhere!!

So, today was a special day! I have been wanting to try off road ridding on a motorcycle, something I never did before, and it so happens a customer's mate is a professional motorcross racer and of I went to have a go with this loony that took me through rocks, mud, rivers, Sea cliffs, rickety bridges, forests and even someone's vegetable patch!! In my head we were going on a gentle ride through the countryside, but no, he decided my confort zone needed to be expanded by a considerable shunk!! We climbed and descended things I never imagined I could possibly manage, but somehow I did and the only time I almost didn't, I remembered Elisabeth R "Keep calm and never give up". I'm 3 month short of 50, going through menopause ( I hope it's that, or else my brain is deffo gone with the fairies!!), after a few years of emotional turmoil and copious amounts of anxiety, I really thought I could not hacket anymore, but today I realised I can and actually what is needed is to go, push harder, go further, face the fear, accept the falls and rejoice with the rising from them, believe we can, because we will achieve more then we thought possible!! I'm pretty shuffed with myself today and here are the pictures to prove it!! But because I'm not one for just showing off, there is also evidence of one of 3 falls, this an hilarious one, specially for the Green Laning pros amongst you!! Laugh away, it's funny! Thank you to Michi Kunz , crazy good at what he does and a very kind soul. Interesting project, worth checking out: https://sharebus.ch/

You totally lost me there... In fairness, and this is not a defensive move because I'm known for my lack of appreciation for salted cod ( ask @Pedro ) , the largest consumer of cod and who actually depted the stocks, are the British for fish and chips, something I love to eat!!! Plus, who owns the fish is a long and hard discussion, followed normally by insult-throwing and actual fishing wars!! To me the seals have priority, always!

A remarkable Head of State that united instead of dividing, that respected instead of controlling, that included instead of excluding, that listened instead of talking over others. A role model for the World, quietly making History and slowly changing the Kingdom and the Commonwealth She loved so much. So many reasons to love Her and respect Her, but above all for me the sense of Service and the love for horses and dogs.

God, you are so right!!!

The patient of the day!