Sunny days and I was presented by Kawasaki with a J300 scooter for this weekend.
Scooter ?! Countryside or city ?!
The scooter is ideal for city, with its agility and simplicity handling. However Kawasaki exhibits an excellent 300cc engine and, therefore, decided to take that fact and a larger test route with the longest acceleration zones.
Countryside ?! With this heat? If i where inn Germany or Austria, certainly i choose the field. But being in Portugal, nothing better than enjoy our coast and beaches.
Looking at the map, my eyes settled in Vila do Conde: excellent beaches, bikes crowd usually go there, eating well and, above all, I have some great friends there and a house where I go since the middle eighties.
Vila do Conde, for me, is all about races: Praia Azul, Jardim, S da Piscina, Seca e o Castelo.
Vila do Conde was in adolescence, August holiday destination.
For all this, when I looked north and saw Vila do Conde, I had no doubt in ridding there.
I packed the Monte Campo under the seat, used a Nau Helmet, green metal flake - to match with the scooter - and Oakley to cover the sun, shorts and t-shirt, got out from Oliveira de Azeméis towards the Vila.
As the intention was to take the road, the sun, and relive the past, follow up to the Nacional Road 1.
By the middle of traffic, Kawasaki behaved beautifully, allowing me to make a quiet and inexpensive trip.
Then I had to take the A1 and VCI to get back on the national road; this time the National 13.
In the final part of the highway it was easily to reach 140 km / h ... and so I stayed. Not worth go faster.
After entered the N13, I returned to zigzag on traffic.
I remember in June and July of last century cross this road on Friday night to go watch the races. The trailer was a luxury, nobody thought in motorhomes as those nowadays come in our paddock. So for me, it was a treat to see go racing cars on the open road. VW Polo, Clio, Starlet, Corolla and many others. A golden age of National Speed.
Arrived in Vila do Conde, Ave river present me like a mirror reflecting the prison majestic building.
Before a beer near the old boxes, I revive the circuit and stroll through the historic district.
By the evening, with Vilacondense company from the last 30 years we went to sushi, followed by Expensive Soul.
Friends, heat, good music and a scooter. "What else" ?!
Yesterday didn`t wrote, just put a photo on Facebook during the launching ceremony of the Cross Egypt Challenge.What a party, so much emotion, so many people, so many fans. Once again the Cross Egypt Challenge organization made a fantastic job to present the bikers of the 5th edition. The venue and the presentation to
the people of Alexandria worthy it: pyrotechnic shows, music, media and many thousands of people.Me and the Egyptian adventurer Omar Mansour, were called to the
stage to talk about the second participation in the Cross Egypt
Challenge. What could he say ?! I love being here, people are very nice and in return for their sympathy, I offered my Nau helmet to the rally-raid organization.The rest of the day, except for a heated discussion with the front
desk of Hilton Hotel, was enough common ground between various meetings and
administrative checks.Today was the first step, connecting Alexandria to Giza. The rally route has changed because the events of the last month and,
therefore, the steps will end in different destinations from those
initially planned.The
stage was straight with good tread, the green delta of the Nile, and as
a "company" we had the motorcycle and scooter clubs either Alexandria and
Cairo over the 240 km to give us moral support. I felt good!The trickiest part was the arrival in Cairo, in the middle of a sandstorm. First the sky became overcast and "asking for thunderstorm," then came the wind; the birds couldn`t fly, there was sand, paper, plastic, everything imaginable in the air.It was with this weather that we arrived at the Hilton Pyramides, near the three great pyramids. Fortunately subsided and I gave a dip in the pool.We have sense, and today, on the road, intensified, missed the third Musketeer - Dave Marshall - and our Juliet Jazmin. You are always with me, Drew and Chell.Right now I'm in the hotel lobby, in the middle of a wedding. Will can go dancing with the bride?
