About Natalia Kolecka
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74,095 km
3778:26 h
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- Natalia Kolecka2 days ago
I can’t remember the last time I slept until 11, but I definitely need to mark this date in my calendar 😁 And maybe repeat it once in a while 😁
Anyway, the highlight of today was mountain biking along the Castleman Trailway, which follows much of the old Southampton-Dorchester railway line 🤩 The original
- Natalia Kolecka3 days ago
The grey morning set the tone for a grey day, which kept us at home a bit longer. Eventually, we faced the razor-sharp NE wind and headed towards Shaftesbury. Luckily, on the way back we had much more tailwind pushing us in the right direction.
We enjoyed short but steep climbs (even up to 20%) that tried
- Natalia Kolecka4 days ago
Back in the UK, I was welcomed by blue skies, golden sun, green fields, and… a bitter north-easterly wind. We joined the Mendip CC Saturday coffee ride, starting in Glastonbury with the destination set for the Bere Cider Company. After delicious 🍻🍰☕️🌮, we extended the route to the sun-glowing Severn
- Natalia KoleckaDecember 21, 2025
Not much time today, as pre-Christmas duties await, and there’s still a shy hope for Heisse Maroni in Lugano this evening. I started early from Lugano, warmed up a bit along the lake, and then hit the wall of Arosio: 4.1 km long, 499 m of elevation gain, and an average gradient of 12.1% 🤩
Doable with
- Natalia KoleckaDecember 20, 2025
I woke up far too early for a Saturday (I know only one remedy that could help me sleep longer, but it wasn’t available this morning), and felt an urgent need for coffee - an aromatic, strong cappuccino would be perfect 👌
I also needed a good route for a greyish day: something offering its own attractions
- Natalia KoleckaDecember 19, 2025
Although I still haven’t found my optimal way to spend Xmas, I can already feel it coming 🎄
Set on a mission to buy AA batteries for Xmas tree lights, I rode a half-loop around Lago Maggiore, enjoying almost spring-like temperatures, glittering water, and every possible type of cloud ☀️
A ferry crossing
- Natalia KoleckaDecember 18, 2025
Foggy adventure part 2 😶🌫️
Strange hypnotic ride in the fog (yes, this time it was fog for sure!), but somehow nice with the Xmas decorations all along the way. Frozen eyes and cheeks, but some fire inside of me, as the long awaited days are coming 🩷
- Natalia KoleckaDecember 18, 2025
Everyday you can learn something new. This morning, I've investigated deeper mist and fog 😶🌫️😶🌫️😶🌫️
Web search taught me that:
"Mist and fog are both suspensions of water droplets near the ground, but the key difference is visibility: fog reduces visibility to less than 1,000 meters, while mist
- Natalia KoleckaDecember 17, 2025
They say humid air is good for skin, so I thought: in my age I should maybe take care of this? - and went for a ride. I'm not quite sure if the wet compress worked as it was supposed to, but it definitely helped to refresh my brain in the middle of the workday 👌
No long sleep this morning, as the sunny sky invited us out for a ride and new places were waiting to be explored: the four reservoirs — Cheddar, Blagdon, Chew Valley, and Litton — and the stone circle in Stanton Drew.
We followed quiet roads and narrow lanes through labyrinths of hedges, crossed lush
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