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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM January 11–12, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:40 a.m. Sunset (local): 4:54 p.m.	Weather 42°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 43 m / 70 km Cumulative 1592 mi / 2564 km	Lat: 31° 47' 56" N Lon: 35° 08' 37" E Elev: 2792 ft / 851 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from January 11 to January 12. The almanac data refers to January 12.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Jerusalem
Where We're Staying: the homes of Beni and Esther van Vlymen, and Yefim and Nona Manusov
Places We Visited: view from our bike seats
Featured Site: Battlefields of the 1948 War for Independence / Arab-Israeli War
Person of the Day: Hosts, Beni and Esther van Vlymen , and Yefim and Nona Manusov
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: fat; Breakfast: humus and fuul with pita bread; Lunch: bread, a cream cheese spread, fruit juice, and a candy bar; Dinner: bread, cheese, tomato salad, cabbage soup, cooked bulgar wheat, and fish; Olive count: 1354
Word of the Day: Olam means "world" in Hebrew.
Tech Fact of the Day: It is not wise to take a three-week break from bicycling and then immediately do a tough ride through the foothills of Jerusalem. In fact, doing something so foolish can cause extreme thigh- and calf-muscle pain and a burning sensation in your lungs. While all this pain does distract you from the cold, it does not greatly add to the joy of biking.: Flat Count (Cumulative): 4; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 22


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