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Got to admit Pete's photo looks good this month but will probably be the last time he'll be in with a chance of winning Because next month it will be like

Went out with Costa for a walk, tried a different part of the forrest to avoid the abundance of loud cyclists that go through the other are on sundays, it was a good choice.

the twins had organised their 16th birtday party for saturday afternoon at home so as soon as I could decently do so I ran away. I put 150km round trip into Kurviger.de hit the "small windy roads setting, uploaded it to the phone, hit GO and was off out of it for a couple of hours... The route took me out to in a loop to the northwest of auxerre along, as programmed little back roads and lanes avoiding towns ( there aren't any towns in that direction for over an hours ride anyway) so I just enjoyed bimbling along enjoying the countryside and dodging the few rain showers that appeared. Spring seems tohave only partly sprung here, some of the open places are green and springing, but otheres no more than a km or so away seem to be still in the grip of winter. Thes two pics were taken maybe a couple of km's apart a chateau in the background. the grass is lush and green, but the hawthorn hedge has not a single bud on it yet, let alone a flower I though we could do with @Sir Fallsalot down Here to get this track entrance cleared. Fred, you might need more than your wee hand saw on this one mate It didn't look like it had been down long but it's been pretty windy round here for the last few weeks so there's a lot of dead wood come down. As I rode through the village of Escamps there was a sweet smell in the air that I could't quite identify, till I saw this behind the recycling bins on the edge of the village; I then knew what that wonderful smell was. it's a mobile still! I haven't seen one for years and theyre nearly all gone in most parts o the country, burgundy being one of the few regions where there are a rew still working. The operater trundles his still into the village, usually with the permission of the mayor, the locals bring him their fruit and he turns it into alcahol for them. I asked the guy if he minded me taking a pic and he was fine with it, but the two old blokes come to collect their "Goute" ( pronounced "goote" and literally meaning either taste or drop as in a drop of liquid) though thoruoghly affable and willing to chat, definately did not want to be in a photo... here he is removing the cooked remains of grapes from the third kettle the smell had me drooling at the mouth, te old blokes were saying that I shouldn't stand downwind of the still if I was going to get back on the bike... the still itself is qbout 80 years old the bloke reckons, and, interestingly, was origibally made in... Escamps! the stuff dripping into the jug qt the bottom of the still is anywhere between 55 and 80% proof, depending on what the client asks for. This perticulay stuff is about 60% and from grapes, yesterday he made some from pears and tomorrow h's got a load of cherries to do... drip, drip, drip.... All above board and taxes paid of course he says, and I believe him.... honest... Got home to find the party over, just a couple of kids still around and that they'd saved me a LARGE slice of birthday cake, so all good.

This is not a mistake, I've landscaped it.

You and @Six30 could cuddle up with the DMB’s and the dead dogs

Okay guys and gals, time to get those pictures submitted for bike of the month, one picture entry per person, no posting multiple pictures, once you have entered a picture that is the one you will be stuck with. Rules are, picture must have been taken in March, outside, away from home. Overtly photoshopped pictures will result in a ban for the month, multiple pictures on this thread of the same bike will result in a ban, moderator decisions are final. Let’s see those pictures of your bike and a bin, or in Petes case, bike with a bin on the back. This submissions thread will be open from now until the evening of Wednesday 29th, at which point the voting thread will open! Voting then takes place over two days with the Poll closing 7pm Friday 31st.

@XTreme Now you got the right bike and you have a few gravel roads under your belt i need to see more of this maybe an option for @Six30 and @busabeast when they visit

So some pretty cheap/free accommodation then

What following in six's van?

That would all be fine and dandy but....the dago doesn't do water

No, it’s just the place is boring as fuck, as you will find out when you have your dirty cave weekend with @busabeast

I think they better take him out of the track on a helicopter, or make him stay inside for a couple of days. The surrounding crowd is not happy

I got out for an hour or so.......

So your now saying you can get banned for no photos at all it's not like slowly's going to post a photo let alone multiple photos

Knew it wouldn’t be long before one of you sex obsessed loons moved onto that.

Happy Sunday Peace and quiet finishes today as Mr Slowly is arriving I seem to have managed to spread stuff over both his desk and mine so might have to have a look at that We’re both excited which is mad after over 30 years together but it’s been two weeks which suddenly seems like a very long time.

Could be worse it could all be on harleys

scooters.. i'd rather walk

im cheap..but not that cheap....

Fuck me, you and Pete will get on well together you can talk about how little you know about technology and spanners

Not if we have pete out on stag, they'll get him before us and I only need to be able to outrun the pair of them to survive.....I'm safe

Here's the routes in Spain i'm sure you can hire suitable bikes to show Pete how its done

I can supervise the two dickheads if that's any help.

My kind of road!

I'll bookmark the YouTube tutorial on my mobile!

Is his bike all charged or is he getting a backie off you

Stalk my family shows he’s just outside Torrox so about 30 mins or so away. Breads baking in the oven, the beer is chilled, the sun is shining bright and I look fuckin awesome

I'm in.......

It seems to work for everyone else so hopefully it'll work for me too

A suitable bit of desolate scenery for you all to enjoy, though I do have others that I wonder about being better so would someone give me some feedback on the others so I can choose the winning one

Still having to do the job anyway Pete?

Well you’ve fulfilled your election pledge of being a hands off mod

You can dream.

When did the rules change that you can’t change your pic? What if you take a corker after you submitted one but its still in this month? Kinda takes some of the fun out of it if people can’t switch photos halfway through a race. The vote swapping and people changing their mind about what photo they want to put forward is where the humour is. And a ban for multiple bike submissions? Bit much. You can just say oi you only one photo, pick one. Got your special constable pants on a bit?

sounds like your going to get a dam good rogering today then .

Shot a pic of the infidel tower...don't know if it's a actual size replica..it's huge.

It's the hour change, Hitler and Franco and all that. They´ll sleep less today, between that and getting up to pee ...

That reminds me of one of my most favourite depressing songs, the poor rat… I’m the rat…

I do keep in touch with him on FB. He's fine and just doing his thing.

Thats so weird I was just thinking he should come back. I’d even unblock him to see the smiling skeleton playing in the water.. so long as he can keep a grip on some of the other insulting stuff, if not.. He must miss you Pete?

It was far too wet to walk through the woods or down to the river today so we drove over to Warmley to walk along the cycle/pestrian path ............... No. this bloke is not giving himself a blow job !! It's a drinking fountain ........... Although there were plenty of wild primroses along the route, one suspects that these are not native .............. and back to the signal box . We walked about 4 miles all told.