{"id":24,"date":"2017-08-30T08:21:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T08:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/?p=24"},"modified":"2020-06-16T04:56:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T04:56:56","slug":"first-practice-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/2017\/08\/30\/first-practice-post\/","title":{"rendered":"First practice post &#8230; Riding West from Hobart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress, eh? Hmmm. Just trying to get a handle on a whole new blogging interface is pretty challenging! So, a bit of experimentation with a couple of glimpses of riding in Tasmania.<\/p>\n<p>First, I&#8217;ll try inserting a photo of a black swan, taken at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Goulds+Lagoon\/@-42.7641621,147.2372247,16z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa6e0d9c97c1bcfb:0x2a03c94e1bbb4200!8m2!3d-42.7645043!4d147.2415083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goulds Lagoon<\/a> at Granton. For northern hemisphere inhabitants who may not have seen these before, they are the indigenous swans found throughout Australia. There is a wonderful surprise when they lift and flap their wings, with a beautiful white band appearing on the underside of each wing &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/Swan-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/Swan-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/Swan-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/Swan-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/Swan-830x610.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/Swan-230x169.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/Swan-350x257.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/Swan-480x353.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And now a little video, which was shot along the alternative route on Day 2 of UnderDownunder &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/luBbLxTFcIk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and here&#8217;s another &nbsp;from right near the end of Day 3 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qBEno3sFN4A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress, eh? 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