of marathons and such
No dirt rides this weekend for me and Spanky the Monkey. I'm leeching off a Wi-Fi hotspot right now, test-driving a dinky Sony VAIO VGN-TX27P for work. It's pretty neat, and tiny...perfect if you're say, commuting to work on your bike.
Speaking of test drives, I just came back from a drive to and from Donsol, Sorsogon. The King and I, along with the T3 gang, got to swim with the Whale Sharks that are prevalent in the area at this time of year. It was surreal seeing them emerging from the murkiness (water was murky due to plankton blooms these gentle giants feed on). Total mileage is a bit over 1000km, and driving time was a shade over 24 hours, round trip. Yes, I was at the wheel of a Ford Escape the whole time. Lovely.
Oh this weekend is also the Cecon Twenty Four Hour Mountain Bike Challenge. King is competing as a solo rider. He is crazy. During the drive to Donsol he was also blabbing some nonsense about doing it on a single-speed. Hehe. Good luck King, and show em how it's done!
I am riding tomorrow, though, along with a thousand or so other riders, for the 8th Tour of the Fireflies. The Firefly Brigade is made up of driven individuals who promote cycling as an alternative, enviromentally sensible means of transportation, as well as other outreach programs. Helmets off to them. Our country needs more people like the 'Flies.
I'll be taking a camera along for the ride tomorrow, so expect some photos :)
Speaking of test drives, I just came back from a drive to and from Donsol, Sorsogon. The King and I, along with the T3 gang, got to swim with the Whale Sharks that are prevalent in the area at this time of year. It was surreal seeing them emerging from the murkiness (water was murky due to plankton blooms these gentle giants feed on). Total mileage is a bit over 1000km, and driving time was a shade over 24 hours, round trip. Yes, I was at the wheel of a Ford Escape the whole time. Lovely.
Oh this weekend is also the Cecon Twenty Four Hour Mountain Bike Challenge. King is competing as a solo rider. He is crazy. During the drive to Donsol he was also blabbing some nonsense about doing it on a single-speed. Hehe. Good luck King, and show em how it's done!
I am riding tomorrow, though, along with a thousand or so other riders, for the 8th Tour of the Fireflies. The Firefly Brigade is made up of driven individuals who promote cycling as an alternative, enviromentally sensible means of transportation, as well as other outreach programs. Helmets off to them. Our country needs more people like the 'Flies.
I'll be taking a camera along for the ride tomorrow, so expect some photos :)
posted by 32by18 at 10:40 AM
1 Comments:
Agu - you swam with the butanding!! that's pretty cool. I've been wanting to take a trip to Sorsogon. Have you posted any photos of the trip?
Bo
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