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  • Watching a Cloud Grow While Walking

    Watching a Cloud Grow While Walking

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    Reading Time: 5 minutesYesterday I went for a walk and during this walk I kept looking at the Jura. Above the Jura I could see a cumolonimbus cloud mushroom and grow upwards, before spreading out. This morning I read about a huge hail storm. I photographed that storm cell as it was growing. Yesterday I…

  • Cycling in a Strong Wind

    Cycling in a Strong Wind

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring the Windmill hike from Le Day to Ste Croix one person was looking at the temperature for next week. He said it would be seventeen degrees, and then eighteen, and then nineteen degrees. That’s part of the reason for which I decided to go for a bike ride yesterday. That decision…

  • Reading While Charging

    Reading While Charging

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I went to charge the car. I took this opportunity to read. Some people may think "I’m going for a walk" or "I’m going shopping" or something else. When you charge a car you have an hour or two without distractions in which to spend time reading a book. You could…

  • Playing with Xiaomi Smart Band 9 and a Fairphone 4

    Playing with Xiaomi Smart Band 9 and a Fairphone 4

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went on a bike ride with a Xiaomi Smart Band 9 and a Fairphone 4. I wanted to see two things. The first was to see if the GPS track would be accurate for the entire ride, as well as how much battery power would be squandered in the process.…

  • The Desire to Participate

    The Desire to Participate

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI saw that there is a hike taking place nearby. I would have really liked to join it but I would have been participant eleven with a limit of ten people. I wanted to participate because it would have required walking to Nyon, and taking the train de St Cergue to St…

  • Self Driving Cars and Mobility

    Self Driving Cars and Mobility

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesToday I filled in a survey with the premise "Impact of automated vehicles on walking" and it gave me an opportunity to share my views on this topic. The short version is that I’d rather see more bike sharing opportunities, and more safe routes for pedestrians between villages and towns, than self…

  • Reaching Lactic Threshold

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I thought that I would get breakfast for free before the ride but I didn’t. As a result of this I went for a bike ride in a fasted state. I considered having pasta for dinner the night before, even as breakfast but didn’t. The result is that the energy stores…

  • A Knackered Feeling

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor two days I rode twenty five kilometres, which, by my standards, are quite small rides. Today I rode with a group and for a while I was fine but then, when I climbed from Nyon towards Duillier I began to feel that I was fatigued. I slowed down and I couldn’t…

  • Publibike Considered

    Publibike Considered

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI like to cycle but I don’t like the idea of having my bike stolen. I loved using a foot scooter but I find that e-scooters are frustrating because we can’t go above a certain speed. For months, or even years, I have been considering using Publibike bikes for shopping and getting…

  • Time Spent Cycling, Hiking and Walking

    Time Spent Cycling, Hiking and Walking

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year I have spent 350 hours hiking and walking according to Strava. In contrast I have spent just 44 hours cycling. If I had spent as much time cycling as I did walking then my cycling fitness would be higher than it is at the moment. Part of me wishes that…