{"id":1560,"date":"2016-02-18T13:15:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T12:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=1560"},"modified":"2016-02-18T13:15:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T12:15:28","slug":"week-07-mountains-light-and-clouds-monicas-visit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=1560","title":{"rendered":"Week 07: mountains, light and clouds, Monica’s visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pictures this week are partly from my cycling in the mountains and partly from my daily goings-on in Alicante. A common theme is light and clouds. In the summer the sky is blue and boring; in the winter there are clouds and more interesting effects. At the end of the week my daughter came to visit from Cardiff.<\/p>\n

7_1<\/strong>
\nLast week I showed some abandoned construction projects. This week I continue the abandonment theme. On the way to the Puerto de la Carrasqueta mountain pass there is an abandoned petrol station, and during my last bike ride up there I stopped to explore it photographically:
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7_2<\/strong>
\nPumps:
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7_3<\/strong>
\nWindow:
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7_4<\/strong>
\nInterior:
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7_5<\/strong>
\nThe toilets:
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7_6<\/strong>
\nThe wall:
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7_7<\/strong>
\nDoor:
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7_8<\/strong>
\nAnother cycling picture, this time from a convenience store near Elche where I usually stop for a drink:
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The next several images are all about light and clouds.<\/p>\n

7_9<\/strong>
\nA windy day on Playa Muchavista:
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7_10<\/strong>
\nView of the mountains from Playa Muchavista:
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7_11<\/strong>
\nCloudy sun, Playa Muchavista:
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7_12<\/strong>
\nCabo de las Huertas, illuminated by the setting sun on my way home from work:
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7_13<\/strong>
\nSame scene in monochrome:
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7_14<\/strong>
\nLooking the other way, towards Alicante, from the same spot:
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7_15<\/strong>
\nThis is a view of the street where I live, looking north as I walk Cheeta in the morning:
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7_16<\/strong>
\nWinter sunrise in my neighbourhood:
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7_17<\/strong>
\nAnother winter sunrise in more or less the same spot:
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7_18<\/strong>
\nThis week I “discovered” a new great watering hole, just a few km from my house, the Eden Bar in El Campello. Good beer selection and four TVs showing sports. The man here is watching Six Nations rugby:
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7_19<\/strong>
\nAnd these people are watching the Chelsea vs. Manchester United Premier League match, which was also my reason for going to the bar:
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7_20<\/strong>
\nContinuing with the Six Nations theme, here are two colleagues toasting during an impromptu celebration at the office. Ruth is Irish and Chris is Welsh:
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7_21<\/strong>
\nOn Friday, mid-morning, I found myself in the arrivals lounge of Alicante airport. Monica was coming home from Cardiff for the weekend:
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7_22<\/strong>
\nI took my little girl for lunch in the city:
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7_23<\/strong>
\nAnd a bit later, reunion at home:
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7_24<\/strong>
\nTaco is very much Monica’s cat. Of course he loves us all, but he loves her just a bit more, I think:
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7_25<\/strong>
\nMonica spent much of the weekend just relaxing with us at home. And this was precisely the purpose of the trip:
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