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Deceptive distances in the desert

January 2nd, 2012

In the desert distances can be very deceptive, as Ken explains. Often a bit dull, the odd train lends a little excitement..

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Laudable luggage

January 2nd, 2012

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Laudable luggage? Inspired recycling certainly. Not so sure about the stickers…

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Marathon lunch

January 2nd, 2012

Small cafe in Marathon. I’d been invited to pop some comments in a spiral bound visitors book. I’d obliged. But first intrigued as to who else had come this way. Plenty of Germans. Quite a few Finns. And a smattering of cyclists. Relatively straightforward to spot. It’s the invariably enthusiastic references to food. "Amazing Breakfast!". "Lovely breakfast – good coffee". The latter had "Grilled cheese" scribbled over the top.

Of course, I might be wrong. But I doubt it. That’s the joy of the Internet Age. Quick spot of Googling. Reckon one of the British riders works for UK cycling charity Sustrans. Another a "part-time baker" in Weston-super-Mare.

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A bit more Marathon

January 2nd, 2012

Heading for the open desert once more, Ken discovers a bit more Marathon… Trains, a world famous hotel he’s never heard of, fellow cyclists…

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Marathon coffee

January 2nd, 2012

Ken stops in Marathon for a coffee and a spot of lunch.. before fifty-five miles of empty desert towards Sanderson

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Trainspotting

January 2nd, 2012

Ken stops for a brief roadside coffee, a damp Alpine and the Glass Mountains now behind him….

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