Photographed during a bike ride around Lake Burley Griffin and the sights of Canberra, Australia.

Lee Quarry, Bacup, Lancashire

18/01/2014

I took this picture while researching a Financial Times article found at www.ft.com/cms/s/0/075f0478-dddc-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html and an audio slideshow found at www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e844abb4-dddc-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html

"Once there were three small islands in this part of the river. Fatima Island, with its stone bank built in 1901, now stands alone - its banks slowly eroding into the mudflats.

In 1951, hundreds of Catholics made a rosary crusade to the riverbank in homage to the Portuguese Pilgrim Statue Our Lady of Fatima. The island has been called Fatima Island ever since."

From the information plaque on the bank. Near Tempe train station.

On the shoulder of the bike path at the Corning Preserve. andyarthur.org/photos/albany/biketracks.html

When you finally make it all the way, you just can't wait to go home to tell mum...

Near the end of the climbing, about to descend a very nice long downhill section to the pub, via cow-pats, a few more spaniards, and some pretty awesome single track adrenaline fun!

Lee Quarry, Bacup, Lancashire

18/01/2014

I took this picture while researching a Financial Times article found at www.ft.com/cms/s/0/075f0478-dddc-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html and an audio slideshow found at www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e844abb4-dddc-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html

Photographed in the city of Adelaide, South Australia.