Don't you love it when, on some inner instinct, you head off exploring in some
direction and come across the unexpected?
WayneS
At 9/29/2019 12:00 PM, you wrote:
>I wanted to do a ride with decent distance and climbing today, so I decided to
>cycle to the town of Relleu, a round trip of 63 km with about 1000 meters of
>climbing. The weather was great, not much wind, so a very enjoyable ride
>overall. But the nice part was what I found in Relleu. The town/village (about
>1100 inhabitants) were celebrating their fiestas patronales, a mix of the
>Moros y Cristianos common around here, and a celebration of the townâ??s
>patron saint. I got an idea that something out of the ordinary was going on
>when the street where I usually buy my Coke looked like this:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mv2j8Jj/A
><https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mv2j8Jj/A>
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>The people, young and old, were dressed up for the occasion (note another
>confused cyclist in the background):
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MGmRkz3/A
><https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MGmRkz3/A>
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>The outfits were, well, different:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-v4MXDVb/A
><https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-v4MXDVb/A>
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>A sort of ritual dance was performed in front of the church:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Qk6cP6S/A
><https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Qk6cP6S/A>
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>The parade had a somewhat agricultural theme, even though there is not much
>agriculture in the area, aside from some goats and olive trees:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NV4Vk3q/A
><https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NV4Vk3q/A>
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>In any event, it was all very nice and colourful, and it made me take a 30
>minute break just to take it all in:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NNfswF8/A
><https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NNfswF8/A>
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>So cycling is good for my health, and also good for my photography and
>appreciation of the local traditions.
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>Cheers,
>Nathan
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>Nathan Wajsman
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>Alicante, Spain
>http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
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>PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
><http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
><http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
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>Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
><http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
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