Yep, this is it, folks. From the legendary Carl Sagan himself. This is what I want played at my funeral...
Something is stirring in the undergrowth on the tangled bank... You'll find my evolving thoughts here, but not those of my employer, and certainly not any medical advice...
28 November 2009
14 November 2009
Photos from the Jordan Valley bike ride 2009
Here's a link to some of the photos from the ride. I'll try to smarten this up a bit as time goes on, to give some context.
Jen & Jim made it!
Congratulations to our oldest and youngest members - Grandfather & Granddaughter Jen & Jim. Here they are in Nazareth, with Elia, the head of our welcoming party.
11 November 2009
08 November 2009
The true horror of that Day 2 event...
Here's the map:

There's also a direct link to the GPS (which will hopefully remain available for a while). Thanks, GPSVISUALIZER.COM!

There's also a direct link to the GPS (which will hopefully remain available for a while). Thanks, GPSVISUALIZER.COM!
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OK, Tango and Cash...

See if you can top THAT! The GPS is a bit inaccurate on this; it cut out before we reached our destination, and we lost a bit at the start. Total distance ~110km. See that climb between ~66 and 92km on the graph? That's 1325m, from the floor of the Jordan Valley to the pass leading to Jerash.
Now, Tango and Cash think that they're tough chappies - anything like that on the Trans-Alp, lads? ;-)
Needless to say, we were pleased to see our hotel in the end...
06 November 2009
Arrival in Nazareth
It has been gruelling. At times it has been scary. Always it has been exhilaratng. And now we have arrived! Nazareth has changed since I was here, but much remains the same. More later. Bike has gone back to Jerusalem. Just legs from now on.
We got a fantastic welcome from the School of Nursing and the staff of the hospital - plus the local Nazareth Scouts Brass Band. Thanks folks!
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WiFi outage
Dearie me - lack of posts due to diffs scoring hotspots.
Update on journey so far - after detaching mule, we skidded down to the dead sea. Next day, a MURDEROUS cycle to Jerash. 110km, the last 30 of which climbed from -400 to +1200m in 30km. Only 6 of made it.
Today, on to Nazareth!
Update on journey so far - after detaching mule, we skidded down to the dead sea. Next day, a MURDEROUS cycle to Jerash. 110km, the last 30 of which climbed from -400 to +1200m in 30km. Only 6 of made it.
Today, on to Nazareth!
02 November 2009
Hi from Jordan!
Isn't a free wifi hotspot a brilliant thing? Here I am, by the shores of the Dead Sea, and I can post on my blog! Yippee!
Well, we Nazareth cyclists put in a good, if brief, day's cycling from Madaba to the Dead Sea. There are 18 of us, ranging in age from 16 to 71. Wide range, and I hope we all make it. The Jordanian people are of course lovely, and we're being very well looked after.
Took a dip in the Dead Sea - very choppy today, utterly filthy, of course, in a (hopefully) sterile kind of way. The scenery on the way down was amazing, but very poor visibility due to high winds and dust in the air.
Tomorrow is another matter - a long day ahead to Jerash. Thanks for the sponsorship - http://justgiving.com/shanemckee
Well, we Nazareth cyclists put in a good, if brief, day's cycling from Madaba to the Dead Sea. There are 18 of us, ranging in age from 16 to 71. Wide range, and I hope we all make it. The Jordanian people are of course lovely, and we're being very well looked after.
Took a dip in the Dead Sea - very choppy today, utterly filthy, of course, in a (hopefully) sterile kind of way. The scenery on the way down was amazing, but very poor visibility due to high winds and dust in the air.
Tomorrow is another matter - a long day ahead to Jerash. Thanks for the sponsorship - http://justgiving.com/shanemckee
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