roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Dunno what you're complaining about. Imagine how much worse it is for Mrs Tuesday!
Game: Name that road!
- Thread starter ColinJ
- Start date
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Dunno what you're complaining about. Imagine how much worse it is for Mrs Tuesday!
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Not for the faint hearted as a downhill too. There is a graveyard at the bottom which is somewhat appropriate
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I used to ride that road 7 or 8 times a holiday in the early 2000s!
In fact, I almost lost my bike down that gorge...
I was on a Costa Blanca cycling holiday once when the daily ride was cancelled due to dangerously strong winds. I decided to ignore the warnings and went out with a mate. The wind really was nightmarish and we were struggling to ride up to the tunnels leading from Benidorm to above Calpe. As soon as I got to the start of the first tunnel, I hit a wall of wind and was simply unable to ride any further forwards. I was standing on the pedals in a 39/29 gear and using all of my strength but could not move. My legs soon gave way and I was blown off the back of the bike, which took off and headed towards the Armco barrier and the gorge below. I lunged for the bike and managed to pull it back down onto the road ...
At that point, I thought "Nah ..."!
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
Headington? Headley Down?
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Alas not. Not Headingley or Headcorn either.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Any clues?
I can see water beyond your head, but can't tell if it is a lake or the sea (or an estuary)
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Looks a bit flat for places around lakes or reservoirs in that area.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
OK, time for some clues.
1) The body of water is seawater.
1) The body of water is seawater.
T4tomo
Legendary Member
I'm thinking an estuary, given you can see land either side of the water, plus the houses don't look very seaside-esque. Could be somewhere such a the river severn, which is seawater for quite a long way inland. will be trick to spot as streetview might not look like the back of the tandem shot...although there a couple of buildings to locate it.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Could be just a bay rather than estuary.
I don't think the Severn estuary is that narrow anywhere it could still be described as "seawater".
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
I'm not sure the exact definition of where an Estuary would become a sea. Using your example (not commenting on the location of the picture), where does the Bristol Channel become the Severn Estuary and at what point does the water within the estuary it no longer meet the definition of "seawater"?
Perhaps to be clear I'm offering no clue (yet) beyond that the water visible in the picture is tidal.
I'll post another clue later if no-one has got closer.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
OK, so no takers still.
Clue 2:
The tidal area in view is part of a national nature reserve.
Clue 3 in the morning.
Clue 2:
The tidal area in view is part of a national nature reserve.
Clue 3 in the morning.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
So it's obviously an estuarine environment. But there are 229 National Nature Reserves of which quite a few are estuaries. Those red tiles are a feature of SE England I think?
T4tomo
Legendary Member
yes a lot of rural / semi rural estuaries are nature reserves as estuaries attract a diverse a bunch of wildlife.
