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AEOLIAN RIDE
  CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
INFLATING NOT NOW BUT JUST NOW
 
 



HOORAY FOR CAPE TOWN!

THANK YOU to all the participants and volunteers! This ride was hot but lovely!


SUANDER'S ROCK

The starting point at high noon 01.15.04. Where's that noon-day cannon??


photo by: Katie Borland

 
    Team J!
Jill signs the riders in and Jessica suits them up


photo by: Katie Borland
 
    OUR FEARLESS LEADERS!
Ralph Borland and Mark Macnamara+ Paul Edmonds (not in this picture) all picked the lovely route for the ride. Ralph led the ride with Paul.


photo by: Katie Borland
 
    PETER RABBIT!
Peter Hugo makes a good bunny.


photo by: Katie Borland
 
    photo by: Katie Borland
 
    LONELY PLANET
here the lonely planet is filming artist Matthew Hindley joining the ride with 3 suits he drew on. Unfortunately I won't be getting any of their photos because they are a lame TV station.


photo by: Jessica Findley
  START IT UP!
Lets ride!


photo by: Jessica Findley
   
  RB IN THE LEAD!
Just to clarify, this is not a race.


photo by: Carine Zaayman
   
 


photo by: Carine Zaayman
   
  HERE HE IS!
The mister Paul Edmonds who helped guide the ride.


photo by: Katie Borland
   
 


photo by: Katie Borland
   
  THE TAIL
Ray found this red balloon tied to the railing near the start, tied it to his bike and voluntarily became the Aeolian tail.


photo by: Katie Borland
   
 



photo by: Jill Nussbaum
   
  PUFF IT UP!
That tail is dragging :).


photo by: Jill Nussbaum
   
  OFF ROAD
Those mountain bikers hate pavement.

photo by: Jill Nussbaum
   
 

ROUND ABOUT
We made a few loops here until everyone caught up.


photo by: Jill Nussbaum

     
   
  MISS NUSS
Rounding up the troops



photo by: Katie Borland

 
  READY SET GO!
Sometimes we obeyed traffic.


photo by: Jessica Findley
   
  HI 5!
The ride was well received on Long Street.


photo by: Jessica Findley
   
  LONG STREET!
We had a smooth ride on this road.


photo by: Jessica Findley
   
  MOPED MAMAS!
Miss Katie Borland and Molly rode the scooter taking excellent photos


photo by: Jessica Findley
   
 

JOINING THE RIDE
I forgot this guy's name but he was excited and rode a bit of long street with us.


photo by: Jessica Findley

   
 


photo by: Jessica Findley
   
 


video by: Jessica Findley
   
  LONELY PHOTOS!
The crew gets a shot in.


photo by: Jessica Findley
   
  TABLE MOUNTIAN
Cape Town is so gorgeous - it blows you away.

photo by: Sean Wilson
   
  LIONS HEAD MT!
I think the drop suit looks like the lion's head a bit



photo by: Jessica Findley
   
  TABLE BUNNY!
Especially made in Cape Town.


photo by: Sean Wilson
   
  COMING TO THE END
We all stopped for a cool drink at District 6 cafe.


photo by: Sean Wilson
   
 



photo by: Sean Wilson
   
 


photo by: Sean Wilson
   
  SO REFRESHING!
Nothing like a nice ride in a puffy costume to make you feel alive!


photo by: Sean Wilson
   
  THE LAST LOOP!
This is Dickie who kindly took us and the suits back to our car in his buckie (a pick-up truck with a cover on the back).


photo by: Katie Borland
       
  LOVING THANKS to Ralph Borland for his support in bringing this ride to Cape Town, to Paul and Mark for their help in organizing, to the Bicycle Empowerment Network, to the photographers Katie Borland, Sean Wilson, Carine Zaayman, Jill Nussbaum, and videographers Paula Kingwill. And a humongous thanks and love to everyone who rode ~ you make it happen! XOXOX ~jf  
     
AEOLIAN RIDE: THE WORLD'S ONLY INFLATABLE BIKE RIDE. TOGETHER WE GET YOUR CITY SUPER PUFFED.