Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa: Sunday May 30, 2021 Freedom

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Sunday May 30, 2021 Freedom

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Sunday May 30, 2021

Yes, FREEDOM at last when President Duque finally sent in the Police and the Army to clear the roads of the barricades and protesters. For over a month they have held the populace hostage and put everyone at risk for food, medicine, appointments, etc. And prices have shot up for most things due to the shortages. Our province, which contains the drug capital, Cali, was the worst hit by these goons and it is such a relief to be able to go into the city of Tulua again. I am still shocked that the drug cartels put up with the interruption in their land routes. There were still remnants of barricades blocking one lane in a couple of spots, but nothing serious.

Overnight we have been without water for 2 days now. I don't know why, but at least that causes the least disruption in our lives.

So it was with extreme pleasure that I joined Wolf at David's place this morning to watch a MotoGP race from near Florence (Firenze), Italy. Wolf brings sandwiches from the German restaurant, David supplies coffee, mustard, pickles and onions and I bring chicharon for dessert. So it is a nice way to spend the morning. But the race was tempered by the death of a 19 year-old Swiss rider, Jason Dupasquier, in Moto3 qualifying yesterday.

In the MotoGP race, My guys, Fabio Quartararo and Marc Marquez were in 1st and 10th positions respectively. Marc had a tough time qualifying on this very difficult track with many hard corners because of his injury, and crashed out early. Fabio lost the lead briefly on the first lap but regained it and never looked back, holding his lead on the Championship. His main rival in this race, Bagnaia, also crashed out. The Yamahas and Suzukis, with their superior handling and cornering ability, were able to hold off the challenges from the Ducatis who owned the speed on the long straightaway. A good race by my man Fabio.

Seeing images of Florence just reinforces my need to travel again. Florence is definitely one place I need to see again (our 2009 tour only gave us 4 hours there which upset me greatly, but otherwise was a fantastic tour).

Cristina and I made a quick shopping trip downtown here but were met with empty shelves, and it was hard to find even basic milk and bread. And prices were definitely higher on most items. Hopefully the transport trucks will soon resume deliveries of the needed goods. The strike has caused a lot of harm.

Aram came by to donate his extra dog medicines as Cristina and Claudia are sure to find good uses for them. He will return for a movie tonight.

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

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