Biking to Bicol

Real Cyclists

Rizal, PHL      | August 2, 2013

                                     30th year of the archidiocese, the bishop said the mass

Today I biked to Antipolo City and went to Antipolo Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage.  The good Archibishop said the mass.

While seated at the patio of the church, I got to know Danny from floodway who was telling how they had a trip to Bicol.  I attempted that trip too with Angel and Gerry. He is the friend of Mon Apuya.(from whom I got inspiration to do a Sorsogon ride)

He said that they got as far as Sorsogon in 3 days.  You must average 200 km a day to be able to do this.  He said they covered up to Gumaca <Danny's relative> in day l, Legaspi in day 2 and Sorsogon <Mons place> in Day 3.  You just do 25 kmh in 8 hours and you can cover the distance.  You eat breakfast  and lunch only.  You eat snacks as you ride.

Leave early at say 4 am;  ride slowly after eating and do not sit out long.  You can just bring one short and two jersey for the ride, but complete set of tools.  You install new tires and interior for the ride and have everything adjusted.

For the first day, do not go by way of Luisiana.  Travel via turbina but via Bitukang Manok;  it is steeper but is shorter to travel.

                                          OLLPS students

Hi Jamie Angeles An MTB, son of our JV Partner at Holy Angels

Have bike, we will help save the earth..

My friend and Tokayo, George Angeles invited me to join their family gathering at their Garden Estate at Holy Angels Memorial park.  There I met his brother who just came home from the USA.  and also his pamangkin, son of Ben who died in an air crash at the North, (Asian Spirit full  of spirit).  The plane they said was flying 4t feet in an area where mountains are 8t feet (pilot error again)  That was ll years ago na pala seemed so recent.

Well Jamie (who bears the 2nd half of the name of Benjamin) also bikes.  he happens to be companion of Mon Apuya, an ultra cyclist (he bikes up to Sorsogon thats awesome. Sorsogon is 600 km away.)

Jamie said they biked to Tayabas last Sunday.  They left at 3 am last Sunday. Well we were to Luisiana last Sunday.  They had team vehicle going home though. We went out and back without vehicle.  That was tough.

                          Tokayo George wears the Blue Shirt the balikbayan wears white shorts; Jamie is in Black Shirt. Jamies Ma is the lady with the pink fan.  The Holy Angeles.