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Dubai  airport Again 

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Some fascinating observations during the inevitable Dubai airport layover:
It’s bigger than last time a mere 6 months ago! An extra runway and a new terminal and refurbishment of the other. This was a welcome discovery as we taxied to the terminal relatively painlessly! Last year we took so long from touch down to airbridge that we has time enough for the cabin crew to serve breakfast whilst taxi-ing.

The number of B777 and A380 lined up on the tarmac is reminiscent of the hundreds of Tiger Moths that rested on the apron of the aerodromes  at the Australian Elementary Flying Training Schools during WWII
  

The terminal has acres of plastic wooden veneer and an enlarged smoking area thoughtfully designed and situated so that the stench of tobacco smoke permeates a considerable distance into the non smoking areas. Incidentally as a medical specialist I was amazed to learn that Chinese tax free cigarettes apparently do not cause cancer.
   

 
 

Madrid 

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It’s a cold clear evening in Madrid  and the weather forecast for the next week is for clear sky’s and brisk days! The flights were bearable, that from Dubai to Madrid in an almost empty upper deck Business Class A380 – more cabin crew than passengers! 

   
   

Mandatory Viewing for the homophobes

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This sublime, joyful and uplifting movie from Brazil should be viewed in the parliamentary  offices of Senator Bernadi and George Christensen. The supreme irony of this latter individual is that the word “christen”  should part of his surname.

If you  are Australian, the movie is available to watch on “SBS on Demand”.

 

Grandma seems to be getting better!

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Today she ate a full evening meal! Rissoles and mashed potato then diced peaches! The  video is not  the best quality! Bloody iPhone 4

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The only wild life at my house!

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Actually I also have many frogs! They are very noisy but in a delightful way. The males croak at the pitch of A natural,the females at B flat! Should there be such a thing as a homosexual frog then I suspect it would go between A Natural and B flat in a sort of trill? 

It must be Easter

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A burst of pink. Amaryllis Lillies also known as Easter Lillies because they typically flower at or near Easter.

They have suddenly all blossomed in my back yard in the last week.

The  other pictures show me crossing the Finish Line at Victor Harbor in the 2016 TDU! Totally unrelated to pink flowers but I had to have something else to boast about.

 

 

 

 

The Amy Gillet Cycle Path

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Another great week of cycling in Adelaide during the Tour Down Under. The week begins with the Ride Like Crazy – and as always ideal Spring weather and the usual 104 km ride though the hills the initial path involves cycling up the Freeway which is part closed for the event.  Before that a group of friends rode the Amy Gillet Cycle Path in Barossa Valley. It now more than 30 km of dedicated (off road) path that mostly follows the old railway line!  Pictures taken on this balmy Summer Sunday show it all. If you CLICK on each photo it will enlarge and you can have a slide show!

 

Ride like Crazy

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  • Sunday before the Tour Down Under, there is the Ride Like Crazy! 100 km and this year was most enjoyable – no cramps! In 5 days time we ride from Echunga to Victor Harbor 100 km with thighs  busting King of the Mountain 10 km from the finish. But the cool ocean of Horseshoe Bay is our reward!