Thanks Alan. Petanque / boules is another of those things that used to be common in France and now seems to be disappearing.
I see joggers here wearing water backpacks on their 5k jog. B > On 7 Jul 2015, at 07:05, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > A splendid gallery, Bob. The images of the leafy glades & rolling fields > clearly show why cycle tours (& hiking) are so popular. The image which stood > out the most for me was the Petanque players probably because my standard > dress is like the guys wearing shorts. Some years ago there was still a > large continental population in Phalaborwa (Italians & Portuguese in > building/construction & Greeks in cafès). They use to play Petanque on a > redundant sand tennis court. Only a few Greeks remain now. > > On the hydration question, "back pack" systems are widely used in all types > of endurance disciplines here, especially when water points are > unpredictable. However, the fitter people manage with much less water than > the herd. GPS/heart monitor systems are much in evidence too. I even see > runners with i-Pads loaded with apps which log their whole route on something > like Google Earth. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: Bob W-PDML > Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 12:25 AM > To: Mail List Pentax-Discuss > Subject: Some pictures from my recent trip to France > > Comments always welcome: > > http://www.web-options.com/France2015/ > > B > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
