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Category: Swiss walks

  • Walk The Distance – PCT 94 Percent Done

    Walk The Distance – PCT 94 Percent Done

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn the 10th of May 2023 I started walking the PCT virtually and now I am 94 percent done. I have about 300 kilometres left to walk and I will have completed the entire distance. Some of it was covered walking and some of it was covered while walking. Of course…

  • Playing With Light

    Playing With Light

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteA coquille St Jaqcues using a glass of coke and the sun.

  • Spot the Heron

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteCan you spot the Heron? [![A heron fishing in Javea — A heron fishing in Javea](https:/www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_2304-1-225×300.jpg){.alignnone}](https:/www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_2304-1-225×300.jpg)

  • Bear Spray will work on any mammal with eyes.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minutehttps://www.advnture.com/features/does-bear-spray-work-on-wolves I was curious about whether bear spray or pepper spray would be good to carry, now that wolves are common, and being spotted by skiers, hikers, and dameuse drivers (Dameuse are ski piste tractors that repair the pistes while people enjoy Après Ski drinks.

  • Exhausted by Noise Pollution

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday the drive was easy. 12-13 hours of easy driving with good road conditions. The exhaustion came from having neighbours that start making noise at 20:00 so the “early bed time” you planned is ruined. I woke at 0230 and by 0330 I was driving for 12hrs straight. If I had…

  • From a Walk in Spain

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    Reading Time: < 1 minute[![Spanish blossom — Spanish blossom](https:/www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_2084-1-300×225.jpg){.alignnone}](https:/www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_2084-1-300×225.jpg) I am too tired to write, not from a long drive, but from being kept awake by Arlequino. before a long drive. I leave you with blossom today.

  • Tired of Garmin and Apple, Playing With Casio

    Tired of Garmin and Apple, Playing With Casio

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor a while now I have been wearing a Casio and an apple watch or a Garmin and an Apple watch, or a Casio and a Garmin watch or a xiaomi smart band and a casio or a xiaomi smart band and… it goes on. ## A Break of Routine The reason…

  • Cyclist Sightings

    Cyclist Sightings

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday I went for a walk, during which I listened to two podcasts via AudioBookShelf, but that’s not the point of this post. The point of this post is that the seasons have changed. The snow has melted and there was a brief interlude in rain so plenty of people went…

  • Setting Up AudioBookShelf

    Setting Up AudioBookShelf

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesI have been an audible member for years at this point and in that time I have “bought” hundreds of books. I write “bought” because I payed for a Platinum account for years and got credits and got the books with those credits. Over the years I have collected more books than…

  • Cloud Storage Tiers

    Cloud Storage Tiers

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOn the 17th of February I will stop using Google One Drive and I was looking at the smaller tiers. You have 15 gigabytes for free, 100, and 200 gigabyte options, and then 200 gigabytes. At the moment I have 200 GB on Google Drive for documents and three hundred GB for…