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Thursday
May 26, 2016
About 14 bikes eventually showed up for the Herederos del Pasado ride at the Puente Roto although I was again the only one there (and I was late) at 7:35.
We even had 3 people riding Vespas from Medellin, Colombia join us and they handed out stickers while selling patches, keychains, and t-shirts to help finance their trip. They are circling South America, stopping in every country.
We first rode up to Turi and had a long stop there. It was a lovely, but cool, night to enjoy the tremendous view.
Then we rode into El Centro where the traffic is gridlocked with the Transvia construction, compounded by closed streets for the Corpus Cristi festival, which means booth after booth of teeth-rotting sweets. Having a motocycleta meeans we get to bypass all the stopped cars and the police even let us park on a closed street 1/2 block from Parque Calderon. We will be returning there tomorrow to see a gringo friend who will have a booth as well.
The last 3 weeks, Thursdays have been the only time that Toxic has been in action. But since there is no action on the sale of the bike, I am happy to keep it and use it.
I hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day's
excitement, Cheers,
Al
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| A very foggy morning to start the day |
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| Todos Santos is so picturesque |
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| Sorry, can't resist this beauty |
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| El Puente Roto (Broken Bridge) from above |
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| Magnificently lit at night |
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| A distant view of the Planetarium at Parque De La Madre |
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| The doors are open |
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| This is the interior of Todos Santos |
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| Another view south to the Planetarium |
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| I promise, last shot tonight of Todos Santos |
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| Our President, Paul (with hat), with 3 visitors from Medellin, Colombia |
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| The group keeps growing |
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| Our VP stops by for a visit |
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| Almost ready to go on our ride |
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| The two Vespas touring South America |
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| Three of the other regulars waiting to leave |
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| A service in the church at Turi |
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| We line up the bikes in front of the Turi church |
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| You can see this church at night from almost anywhere |
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| And the view of Cuenca from the Mirador de Turi is spectacular |
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| This is a favourite stop for the group |
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| Avenida Solano is the bright yellow strip |
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| Later I might try to stitch these two photos together |
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| Couldn't resist... |
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| The Colombiana enjoying the view |
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| This is such a pretty sight at night |
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| A group shot (-2) |
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| This is a good bunch to ride with |
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| A little artistic licence applied |
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| Avenida Solano seems to point right at Immaculate Conception cathedral |
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| A lovely night in Cuenca |
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| We are fortunate to live in this gorgeous city |
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| The lineup... |
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| Love this church at night |
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| A family getting a portrait taken |
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| A tight timed shot of Immaculate Conception |
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| We parked close to City Hall |
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| Another nice lineup of bikes |
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| Not enough room, park on the sidewalk... |
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| Heading to Parque Calderon to check out the sweets |
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| Crowds of people around the park |
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| Booths of sweets line the streets |
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| We didn't lose anyone in the crowd |
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| Sweet tooths are satisfied. |
