My bike ride today November 24, 2013 - fiesta for Christ the King

Wheels of Happiness

Angono, Rizal  PHL  |  November 24, 2013

I took the Antipolo route this morning.  I left at quarter to 7 and was in Antipolo Church by 730.  I took some pollution pictures along the way.  I attended the mass.  The priest said in his homily, in relation to the Tacloban and Bohol earthquake disaster, that Jesus Christ is bigger than any of the disaster and all our sorrows.  We should keep that in mind.

I left at a little past 8 and biked to Morong.  I met most of the Recyclists in Teresa town proper maybe doing 40 kph. They were in two groups.  I was in Morong by 8:40.   And met my lugaw an egg, costing P15.00.  Then biked back to Angono via Cardona.    Since I had no one with me, I took my own sweet time.  i was home by 11:00.  

                                            Graeat Cervelo bike with aero wheelset

                                           Plenty of kingfishers in Morong ricefields

                                         Heron birds  in a congress

                                  More heron birds

                                        Gift of God -->  jeepney, a polluter, really?

Christ the King Celebration/Fiesta at Muzon today, November 24, 2013

Wheels of Happiness

Angono Rizal, PHL  |  November 24, 2013

I noticed as I started to bike to Antipolo before 7 am this morning that vehicles  were advised not to proceed to Muzon and instead rerouted to Baytown.  The reason, it is fiesta day in Muzon. Vehicles likewise going to Angono, from Taytay were rerouted to Villa Valera and Baytown for the same reason.

In Antipolo church, the seat of the Archdiocese, the celebration was even more pronounced.  Most of the bikers finished the mass, so did I.

                                   Fiesta atmosphere at Antipolo Church

                                     Tarpaulin ad for Kristong Hari celebration

                                      Another graphic tarp ad for Cristo Rey

                                      The image of the Cristo Rey and altar, the lector in front

                                       Bikers in dazzling multicolored jersey listening to the mass

                                       To live and be strong;

                                The bikers listening to the mass, behind the Cristo Rey image

                                       A very religious biker with a bracelet wooden rosary

                                       My senior citizen friend from Marikina

                                      Another senior rider

November 20, 2011 ride

Bike for Health

I think most of the Recyclists-2010 do a Saturday ride.  That is why the Sunday riders do not have as much ride hours with those who bike on Saturdays.  What did we do today?

l.  Ride to overlooking site before Bugarin

        After gathering in Morong, at 8:00 am we ride from Maybancal.  As usual, before the Baras cemetery it was a race.  Guys were doing 45 to 47 kmh.  Of course I arrived a minute later as I was doing only 30 kmh on the average.  We had two waves going up overlooking.  Smith accompanied me  and said I was riding faster up the hill. I hope he was not just making me feel good.  The second wave included VM and Angel.

2.  We watched the Tanay Bike Race

         On the way back, at Tanay, right before the cemetery hill, we stopped to watch bike race.  It was a criterium race;  maybe five rounds round Tanay from Town proper to Manila East Road, Sampaloc road to Market, Provincial road, and to a crossroad going out at intersection with Manila East Road.  Some of the guys whom we know who joined the race were:    Papa Ric (in the 70+ category, sure winner, Boy, 7 days,  Jestoni, and Boyet.  We all cheered for them.  We left as soon as the race was over and went our own little races as we rode.

We had the usual stop overs at Pisong Cafe, overlooking, and in front of Calingo bike store.  No we did not ride through the Cardona bypass.  It was kind of hot.  We were early;  we were home by ll am; I was questioned for being early.

Absent were:   Amigo, Engr. June, and Master.  It is todays fiesta at Muzon where Master leaves -  for Christ the King