Looking forward to this tonight. A home grown tomato and basil salad with locally sourced garlic and drizzled with a friends olive oil. The simple things in life are the best
Notes – 2023 (342)
Arriving at the ski lifts yesterday we found that the bottom gondola lift was broken and wasn't running. Never mind, one plan closes, gets put on back burner and another one opens. Instead, we dropped into a quiet valley with just a few animal tracks. This valley was full of streams, greenery, waterfalls and wild endemic plants. A beautiful reminder of how the Spain's Sierra Nevada once was.
Facing a Future of Drought, Spain Turns to Medieval Solutions and ‘Ancient Wisdom’
Interesting article - think it's unlocked
Managed to just about catch the rainbow appearing in this cascade
Things you love to see!
Piedra Resbaladiza, Sierra Nevada
Your beer should always be treated with much love. What better way to cool it down than by immersing in pure mountain waters at 3000 metres?
N.B Dear Steinburg ... would you like to sponsor me?
Santuario de Monteagud, Filbares.
Our predecessors certainly knew how to construct mountain hilltop buildings that took full advantage of any cool air and superlative views.
A religious building with spectacular views of the sea, the desert and the mountains. The sanctuary occupies the site of a Muslim ravita called "Montahur" and is a provincial pilgrimage center.
The development of some Mammatus clouds above Lanjaron this morning?
It's taken me some time to figure it out, as I found it confusing initially, but I am now enjoying using the note taking app. Offline and local first, fully compatible across devices, supports markdown and keeps notes and files in the same place. Worth a look at https://anytype.io
The spectacular climb yesterday out of the Guarñon valley via the trail known as the "Veredon Inferior" in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains.
Cons:
- The SOS button. This is not in the best place and could be maybe be inadvertently pressed, especially when either turning on or sending a direct location message. I'm not sure how long I would have to press it to activate a rescue because I didn't dare try out!
- Although I had the device clipped to my backpack, it moved around annoyingly when walking. I am going to fix some form of stabilization with elastic or Velcro around the backpack strap.
3/4
First test of the Motorola Defy Satellite Link
We were at 3000m yesterday in a high, remote valley without cell phone signal. Seemed like a good place to give this device a test. I sent two positional messages and then two text messages to two different people, of which I received one (asked for) reply back.
1/4
Yesterday we used the spectacular trail leading down into the Coral del Veleta and access to Veleta (3394m) north face. An awesome place!
A blast from the past ... heading out onto the Aiguille du Midi arête, heart in mouth! The Grand Jorasses behind. Space all around. My first time in the Alps, 1983
Just moved our company project from Github to @Codeberg. An easy migration as it turned out.
Now, I don't really regard myself as a "proper" programmer, more like an enthusiastic amateur, but I am always happy to support open source projects. "A free home for free projects", unlike GitHub which has the giant of Microsoft behind it. I will support and donate
Took delivery of a Motorola Defy Satellite Link today. I dived in so the setup took longer than expected! Initial test message though was super quick to pair, acquire satellites & send. Looking forward to a real test in the mountains next week. For price of the unit and subscription cost it's remarkable. Good safety communication backup for all outdoor enthusiasts especially when cellphone coverage is sketchy. More next week
One amazing thing about our walking group today was that out of a total of 11 people attending, 4 were full time committed Mastodon users. How good is that?
It's 37C outside. You are in the midst of a fierce spanish summer. Either "head for the hills" or as we did today, head to some dramatic local gorges and refreshing, cooling waters. Marvellous!
Rio Santos, Albuñuelas.
As it's 35°- 40°+ here now over the next week (and possibly until mid-August), it's time for my own "summer of coding" to start. Our company website badly needs a long overdue overhaul, so I plan to introduce dark mode, simplified navigation, less "clutter" & revised galleries amongst other things. Using @eleventy, Tailwind and Shoelace.
I'm hoping too that the calf injury will allow me to get some light hiking again (above 2000m+) soon.
My wife candidly snapped this a few days ago during a routine visit to the cardiologist. Clean bill of health!
Find it amazing that he can Bluetooth into my ICD (Implantable Automatic Defibrillator), tweak things & make adjustments. So lucky to have this device.
- When heartbeat is too slow, it sends tiny electric signals to the heart.
- When heartbeat is too fast or chaotic, it gives defibrillation shocks to stop the abnormal rhythm.
- Works 24 hours a day.
Everyday use, I don't notice it
