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Aamun myrskyinen tuuli pelotti minut kävelylle. 20m/s puuskissa pyöräily on toisinaan hauskaa, mutta aina hieman vaarallista. Toki puistossa kävellessäkin voi saada oksasta päähänsä, mutta todennäköisesti tuuli ei puhalla kumoon. Tuuli oli puhaltanut Suomenlahden veden Strömsinlahden rannoille. Harvoin näkee merta sisämaassa. Tulevaisuudessa moinen näky varmaankin on yleisempi, koska merien pinta nousee ilmaston lämmitessä. Saari. Hirmuisen jahkailun ja ahdistuksen jälkeen uskalsin ulos uudestaan illalla. Oli pimeää, mutta selkeää. Tuuli tyyntynyt, ei satanut. Lämmintä jääkaapin verran 4C. Mainio ilma pyöräillä. Pyöräilin Nördenskiöldin kadulle Yliopiston apteekkiin ostamaan heijastinteippiä. On näet aika teipata kypärästä etummaiset ilma-aukon umpeen, jottei kylmä viima pakota päätä. Korvat suojaan minkkikorvaläpin. Pipoa en tarvitse ennen kuin lämpötila putoaa alle -5C. Muita pyöräilijöitä näin alle viisi. Heistä kahdella ei ollut heijastimia eikä valoja. Outoa sakkia. R...

The rules tell us that ( #47 ) Catalonian craft IPA in B12, Girona Cycling and beer are so intertwined we may never understand the full relationship. Beer is a recovery drink, an elixir for post-ride trash talking and a just plain excellent thing to pour down the neck. We train to drink so don’t fool around.  The rules assume that one first rides the bikes, then drinks a few pints, and then does not ride anymore. Usually this is the best way to do it. Sometimes it is not. For example, when one is on a long bicycle tour and rides from morning to evening, it is very nice to have a beer with lunch or during a late afternoon break. Nothing tastes better than a cool pint of quality beer after 5 hours of riding. The problem is alcohol (which of course is the reason to drink beer in the first place). Alcohol tends to increase reaction times, to make balancing harder and to increase risks in general. So, it is not wise to drink a lot while there still is still some riding left....

It is winter in Finland. We do not have snow yet, but it is not exactly warm. It is rather dark in the morning. Commuting by bicycle is a good way to cheer up (and wake up!) in the morning. Today, we arranged a group bicycle commuting event called 'Cycling commuting bus of Roihuvuori'. The idea is to ride from our suburb to the city centre together. Clubhouse Not many people turned up. Only I and Jani made it. We met at the Roihuvuori club house, had a cup of coffee, and headed towards the centre. It was 3C, calm. Nice. After Jani got of the bus by the university, I continued along by the sea to my office in Ruoholahti. The sun rose. Sun rising over Suomenlinna fortres The route. 15.3 km in 45 minutes. Nice commute to the office

There are many hotels in Girona. Booking.com seems to find more than 40 hotels, pensions and other accommodation alternatives. When I was planning my cycling vacation in Girona, I decided not to spend much on hotels. So, I chose cheap ones. I stayed in two hotels, both of which I can recommend. First, I stayed 13 days in Pensio Viladomat . It was the cheapest one I found, only 23 euros per day. It turned out to be good enough. Viladomat Pros: Close to the Bike Shop, less than 100 steps.  A shop downstairs Good showers Close to B12 and other nice bars and restaurants Clean Rooms have balconies for drying laundry Fast WiFi My room in Viladomat Cons Cheap rooms are in the 4th floor. Very steep stairs, high floors Noisy (construction going on nearby, happy people in bars) No breakfast, no fridge, no laundry service Plain, not romantic at all Then, I stayed 2 days in Pensio Bellmirall. It was not expensive either, only 40 euros per day including break...