Our Sierra Madre Ride Via Sampaloc Today, May 13, 2012

Sierra Madre Ride Via Sampaloc Tanay

The Peloton, led by Smith, going up Sierra Madre from Sampaloc.  Its is 9:19 am

Taking Sampaloc route to Sierra Madre Hotel

It is an unusual ride;  most of the time, the Sierra Madre ride is from Antipolo, Cogeo Marcos Highway, Foremost,  Garden Cottage, and then to Sierra Madre Hotel and then down to Tanay town proper, Baras, Morong, Cardona, Binangonan and then home.  This time we took the opposite route via the torturous route of Sampaloc, and then to Cogeo, Olalia highway (it was a killer hill) and then home.

Timelines

 Assembly at Maybancal

 We assembled at Simple's Lugawan.  Everybody was supposed to be there at 6:30.

Who were present:

Nolite                       
Archie Z                                                                       
Smith
Armin Z
Choco Mariposa
Tito F
Kumpareng Luis
Joel
Chito
Allan
Jorgeusbiker
Weng
Angel

 Who were not there:

Engr. June
Ben
VM (at Baguio Scouting event)
Ado G
Papa Ric
Puritan

                                                                       

                                        Kumpadreng Luis and Jorgues biker

We left at 7:00 am.  Master Edwin was not there at 7:00 am.


At Shell Station in Tanay

x                                          Gerry and Nolite

x                                            Angel and Chito F

We were waiting for Master Edwin.  It was only 7: 14.  We were early and fast.  That was  distance of about 7 km.

Struggling up at Tanay Sampaloc

                                         Weng  and Master E at the steepest portion of Sampaloc

                                        For the photo ops, they can flash a smile

     This is the last turn before the bukohan (BJ store).  Before this bend, you are tempted to stop

At the BJ store

                              Armin, the bikes, the buko nuts, bananas, avocados

                                  Pulong2, pahinga, matapos nahirapan

                             Master caught up;  he and Jorgeusbiker were not in uniform

Nolite's wife was right after all in suspecting that Nolite is up to something naughty. Large  and long....

At the Sampaloc Marcos Highway intersection:

                             Loading with coffee, snacks, and water

                                Smith and Armin

             Archie, Allan, Richard, Jorgeusbiker, Compadreng Luis and  Nolite (his shrunk?)

                                Tito, Weng, and Archie facing the camera

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              They are selling PHP 25@cup coffee from this blend.  Needs promotion though