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AEOLIAN RIDE
RIA DE AVEIRO PORTUGAL!!
FROM BIKES TO BOATS TO HORSES		  

WHAT A RIDE
JULY 2, 2011 CICLORIA FESTIVAL & POST INVITED THE AEOLIAN RIDE TO COME CELEBRATE THE BIKE LOVE IN THE RIA DE AVIERO, IN THREE BEAUTIFUL SEASIDE AREAS, FURODOURO, OVAR & MURTOSA PORTUGAL. THEY REALLY BROUGHT THE RIDE IN FOR A SPECIAL EVENT. MY LOVE FOR THIS COUNTRY JUST KEEPS EXPANDING.

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  UNITING WITH BIKES
So the Cicloria Festival was created to unite three municipalities near the ocean and many inlets with a series of bike related events. Kicking it off is the beer train!

photo by: Fábio Teixeira
 

LET THE CATS LOOSE
Spoking up the bikes with alleycat race cards.
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ROUND 1: BIKE SPRINTS
Acrobat, cyclist, hat-maker and friend Tina Clay and I ended up battling each other on bikes the whole trip. To my surprise I won the first race on the bike sprints.

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POST PARTY NAP
I was able to sleep in the morning after the first party - some others in the Post crew, like Ana, were not so lucky.

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SOME WERE NOT SLEEPY
Tina was among many who came to the festival biked to all the events from the festival campsites.

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  BOAT STOP
We stopped at Cenario for the days slow bike race and a tour of their community boat repair shop & museum.

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INSIDE CENARIO
It was fun to see the boats under construction.

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REGALA READY
Local people have a great tradition of pleasure boating as well as colorful fishing boats in this area.

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  SLOW BIKE RACE
With a tiny track the slow bike race awards the last to the finish line with the prize.

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  ROUND 2: SLOW WINNER
was Tina clay on her sweet fixie.

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PONY RIDE
Not all wheels have pedals

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PIMP YOUR RIDE
Local artisan creates flair for sale for the fishing boats.

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BOATING BEAUTIES
There is a tradition of decorating the fishing boats with some quirky, lewd or political cartoons on the sides of the boats. This one has a sexy pirate lady playing pool asking if you want to take a shot.


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  HUGO ON A MINI BIKE
warming up for the ride.

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TESTING 1-2-3
A local boy who was driving a horse and carriage took a break to test one of my new kids costume designs.

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MINI FOR THE FUTURE
Hugo prepares the youth for the festival

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  RICARDO IS READY
Fresh from his nap he gets ready for the ride.

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FIRST BUNNY
Fresh from his nap he gets ready for the ride.

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  P AEOLIAN HORSE RIDE
I didn't organize this - it just happened on its own. I wished it might happen...

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POCO FANATASMI
ready to ride

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  POSITIVE ENERGY
Bringing love from Lisbon up to the north.

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RICARDO GETS THE PARTY STARTED
Ricky rallies the team

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  TAKING TOWN SQUARE
with the force of air and wheels

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COUNTRY RIDE
we rode between the towns and the fields

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  EMMIGRANT SONG
Emigrants are known for their elaborate and wild tiling on their houses.

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  YOU KNOW WHAT IT SAYS
it ends in- one less car!

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HAPPY SPECTATORS
ladies from Murtosa watching the ride.

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WHICH WAY TO THE EMERALD CITY?
This picture makes me think of the yellow brick road.

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CORN FIELDS AND TRACTORS
I thought the first place I might be seeing this seen would have been back in Nebraska.

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  ALONG THE WATER
There are many beautiful inlets in this area

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TEAM RIA DE AVIERO
with the force of air and wheels

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  DRUM CYCLE
David Osbourne played some sweet drum and base on this bike frame drum kit.

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GET FREE
Sometimes the best things cannot be planned.

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ATTENTION:
Athletics Track
Must use appropriate footwear. Roller blading, bicycling and playing ball is prohibited.

Oops.

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EXTREME SPORTS
Miguel gets goes tall and Samuel gets mini with the clouds.

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DRY RUN
At the end of the festival it rained a little on the bikes that were being loaded into the trucks leaving these amazingly perfect silhouettes. We each got a chance to do some tricks.

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PUNCTURE VS. POST
David and Sandro race on children's educational road sign course on mini bikes.

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ROUND 3: MINI PUFF
Of course, Tina and I needed to compete in this race to and we added an extra challenge with a little air resistance. She not only won this race but did a cartwheel at the end. I fell off the bike. At this point I have to say that Tina is the champion until we meet again!!!

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RECLINING WINNER
This kid won this reclining bike for his school. Sadly, upon receiving the bike, he tried it and fell off, injuring himself a little.

photo by: Fábio Teixeira
BIKE POLO
I played and lost my first game of bike Polo. It was good fun.

photo by: Fábio Teixeira
COMMUNITY KIDS
As a part of the community outreach the festival invited kids to join a performance workshop where they made a mini opera about the queen of bicycles who fights her enemy, athletes foot.

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CICLORIA CREW
serious bike lovers.

photo by: Fábio Teixeira
PAPA DE PORTO
After the party Ricardo and i stopped by Porto where he bonded with the historic figures.

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  MANY THANKS to all who participated & helped. High Five to Joao for leading the ride. Thanks Antonio, Sandro, Hugo, and Ana and everyone at POST as well as the town councils for bringing the ride to Ria De Aviero CICLORIA FESTIVAL. Special thanks to Ricardo Sobral for organizing. Thank you to Fábio Teixeira for his lovely photos.