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Ride 7 - Gear 1, I neeeed you!!

Ride 7 - 13 April 2019
Distance 18.6 miles (Distance to date 119.5 miles)
Time 2:32 (Time to date 14:00)

It was raining.  But I'm already feeling under pressure to keep getting the miles in, so I would have to brave it regardless (besides, I'm from England so I can tough out some rain.....right?)


So my bike looked like a treat.  No parts missing, nothing damaged, bright green wheels etc.  It was a treat, until I hit a hill and realized I could not select gear 1.  Quite a problem on a bike with three gears!  The original intention was to keep moving east between Bay and Hillside, but as you can see I turned south to avoid the hills.


Points of Interest.....

 All the telegraph poles in Fernwood are painted......as you'll see.

Pop Icons (48.427737,-123.346038)

I've still only got 13/15.  Somebody help me!!!!
Need Closure



 Random Rocket Ship (48.427718, -123.345404)

So, what do Mother Teresa, David Bowie and Tin Tin have in common??  I don't know.  But there must be a reason they ended up on a rocket ship together

I love the (apparently) random discoveries


 Mickey Mouse Bush (48.44798, -123.349227)

There are probably 1,000s of people who pass this everyday and have never spotted this.  But at the right angle, three bushes align to form a Mickey Mouse head! 

 OK, these points of interest are getting tenuous!
Take a look quick, before Disney find out and start charging royalties!

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