We had another good bike ride today up into the hills to the
west, to the village of Oms where M. Antonetti (neighbour above) lives. It was
a fair old drag upwards with little respite (13km in fact), but the wee village
at the top was gorgeous. The coffee not great but it was very welcome
none-the-less. After a suitable break
outside the one and only bar/café/grocer/baker/hardware in the whole town we
headed back. On leaving Oms, we passed a number of superb big houses with
outdoor areas around pools. One in particular was our dream of a house in the
Med, with a decent sized pool and a lovely shaded area next to it.
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| Karen having her coffee |
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| Oms, very pretty and old |
Back home to lunch and Olympics, this time the women’s
marathon. Karen needed today’s nana-nap. Out in the evening to Pablo for a
coffee. After seeing two very different and equally lovely houses in the last
two days, we had a long talk about what we might like to do in future. Our
apartment has worked out really well, and we are not really missing having a
terrace. However our dream has always been the “House in the Sun” with outdoor
living, a pool and a pergola with a big table underneath. We’ll just have to
wait and see what next year’s living in our apartment feels like, and also how
we find Nelson after such a long time away.
Our bike ride....
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Created by My Tracks on Android.
Name: Bike to Oms
Activity type: Bike
Description: Return bike ride to Oms
Total distance: 28.14 km (17.5 mi)
Total time: 2:37:35
Moving time: 1:55:58
Average speed: 10.71 km/h (6.7 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 14.56 km/h (9.0 mi/h)
Max speed: 48.73 km/h (30.3 mi/h)
Average pace: 5.60 min/km (9.0 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 4.12 min/km (6.6 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 1.23 min/km (2.0 min/mi)
Max elevation: 566 m (1856 ft)
Min elevation: 187 m (614 ft)
Elevation gain: 682 m (2236 ft)
Max grade: 9 % Min grade: -12 %
Recorded: 5/08/2012 09:52
