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Sunday
October 30, 2016
An apology first... I could have had this Blog out 5 hours ago maybe, but I crashed and burned for 3 hours after processing the photos. Most people have no idea how much concentration and effort that this work entails.
Last night, Jodie Mansfield was talking about Iceland at the supper table at Joes'. Today I get an email from a cousin in northern Alberta, Canada, sending me multiple incredible photos of..... you guessed, Iceland! Life brings so many of these twilight zone happenings, doesn't it...
One of our Herederos group, Cristina, sent an invite to a Provincial Motocross Championship today. The weather was just incredible so I put on a sleveless shirt and rode out to the Honda track on Toxic. One of the first persons I saw was another Herederos rider, Vicky, and I saw she was wearing #20. I later did see Cristina at a food kiosk and waved but did not see what number she was. It was only when I got home that I could read the fine print of names on the back of the schedule, and it turns out that Cristina was the aggressive #5 in the women's race that I was impressed with, but did not get any photos unfortunately. Later I saw Harold, another of the Herederos as well.
Circling the track I saw some kids, probably no more than 7 years old, ripping around on minibikes with no fear in their eyes at all. Watching the air time that these riders get on the big jumps is breathtaking.
As a former Insurance Broker, I cringe at the lack of precautions and lack of protections at such events in Ecuador. Anyone could literally walk right out onto the track from anywhere, and in fact, some of my photos are from between the riding trails. I am very happy with the photos from the big Canon and hope it did not get too much dust in this endeavor. I also had the Lumix with me and thought of taking a video before leaving, but I was on the dusty east side by then and decided not to wreck the new baby.
It is so commonplace now that I forget to mention that I was again the only white face in the crowd. It doesn't bother me in the least anymore.
I lasted about 2 hours before I figured I had better get my skin under cover, so I came home, did the obligatory dog walk, and you know the rest..
I
hope you enjoy the photos. That
was the day's excitement, Cheers,
Al
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| Quite a fun event |
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| Vicky is the one holding the white helmet in the center |
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| And a men's group leaves the starting blocks |
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| This riding is not for the faint of heart |
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| They were blessed with a great day for riding |
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| One of the perks for winning a race? |
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| They are more than happy to pose to relieve the boredom |
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| Riding into the sky |
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| Lots of jumps |
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| Many are strategic to skip to another hill |
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| The other side of the card says only 1 lap to go |
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| Some of these guys are really flying! |
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| Vicky #1 |
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| Vicky #2 |
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| Vicky #3 |
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| Vicky #4 |
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| Vicky #5 |
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| Vicky #6 |
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| Nobody was jumping with this beauty |
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| One of the fearless kids |
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| Moving around the track |
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| It looks like so much fun |
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| Very dusty in spots |
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| Sometimes they need to angle off a jump |
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| have to admire their skill |
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| Timing, skill and speed, the names of the game |
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| Gotta love the Andes as a backdrop! |
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| Up, up and away... |
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| Many laps to complete a race (usually 15?) |
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| What a great spot for photos |
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| My first time here. I want to come back... |
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| Nice to have not too many restrictions on movement |
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| Also nice to have a cooperative camera |
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| I counted 21 races on the program! |
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| And they couldn't ask for better weather... |
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| And another race begins |
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| Getting the jump on the competition at the beginning |
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| This has to be quite taxing on the mind and body |
