I used to swim in the River Jordan when I was working near the Sea of Galilee.Very creative, like it
ABC Towns and Villages
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rugby bloke
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- Location
- Northamptonshire
Thanks - don't often get out that way on my bike.
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Some nice little back lanes and villages out that way and beyond
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
As I had the bike still in the car from the other day, I took the opportunity this morning to drive to Buckinghamshire and about 8/9 miles from Oving parked up and rode to blag O,P & Q. What a lovely day for a ride.
So, ladies and lads here are some photos for your perusal.
Oving
The village is host to one of the oldest football cups the Oving Villages Cup, which started in 1889.
Pitchcott
A datestone records that the Manor Farmhouse was built in 1657.
Quainton.
At the George & Dragon pub its got a lovely coffee/tea shop, and of course THIS
R & S next are quite easy, but after that my progress is going to be slow, those idiots offered me that job today. Twats.
So, ladies and lads here are some photos for your perusal.
Oving
The village is host to one of the oldest football cups the Oving Villages Cup, which started in 1889.
Pitchcott
A datestone records that the Manor Farmhouse was built in 1657.
Quainton.
At the George & Dragon pub its got a lovely coffee/tea shop, and of course THIS
R & S next are quite easy, but after that my progress is going to be slow, those idiots offered me that job today. Twats.
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rugby bloke
Veteran
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Congratulations on your new job ? I hope it does not get in the way of your cycling too much !!
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
It is a nice ridge along there.
Oldfentiger
Veteran
- Location
- Pendle, Lancs
Drove to Dunsop Bridge this morning, parked and extricated the bike.
I wanted to ride the Trough of Bowland. I’ve only done it once before, 3 years ago, and couldn’t get up it without a stop halfway up. This was on one of @ColinJ rides.
This morning the old Rotrax and me made it all the way!
Combined age of me and the bike 136 years
Reward of this was to bag my Q.
More attractive sign at the crossroads:
I wanted to ride the Trough of Bowland. I’ve only done it once before, 3 years ago, and couldn’t get up it without a stop halfway up. This was on one of @ColinJ rides.
This morning the old Rotrax and me made it all the way!
Combined age of me and the bike 136 years
Reward of this was to bag my Q.
More attractive sign at the crossroads:
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Drove to Dunsop Bridge this morning, parked and extricated the bike.
I wanted to ride the Trough of Bowland. I’ve only done it once before, 3 years ago, and couldn’t get up it without a stop halfway up. This was on one of @ColinJ rides.
This morning the old Rotrax and me made it all the way!
Combined age of me and the bike 136 years
Reward of this was to bag my Q.
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More attractive sign at the crossroads:
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Your bike is 36?
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Shadow
member
- Location
- edge of the south downs
At first glance, I thought you were in my neck of the woods! There is an Oving not far from me where there is an excellent pub in a C16 cottage with its own microbrewery producing excellent ales.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Could you not find any other Rs?
Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
[QUOTE 5537314, member: 9609"]sounds good to me[/QUOTE]
I don't know, @User9609. I think this challenge is one of the best ideas I've ever seen on the forum. The subject of the River Jordan sign is a physical feature, not a human settlement, and the target letter isn't at the start. If that's OK there's hardly any of the original challenge left.
I was pondering today what might happen when this challenge has run it's course. I'd hope it would continue for another round, perhaps with a different subject. River crossing signs was one of the ideas I was thinking about. It could also be farm signs, encouraging us to tackle some of those steep roads to nowhere in particular that everyone else avoids (cough). Church signs might work (St. Andrew, St Barnabas, St Catharine, etc.), or perhaps locations on brown tourist signs.
I don't know, @User9609. I think this challenge is one of the best ideas I've ever seen on the forum. The subject of the River Jordan sign is a physical feature, not a human settlement, and the target letter isn't at the start. If that's OK there's hardly any of the original challenge left.
I was pondering today what might happen when this challenge has run it's course. I'd hope it would continue for another round, perhaps with a different subject. River crossing signs was one of the ideas I was thinking about. It could also be farm signs, encouraging us to tackle some of those steep roads to nowhere in particular that everyone else avoids (cough). Church signs might work (St. Andrew, St Barnabas, St Catharine, etc.), or perhaps locations on brown tourist signs.
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Some good ideas here, how about Twin Towns visit the town then visit the twin in another country. That’d be hard.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
There are quite a lot of Js if you know where to look.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_J
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_J
