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23.9 miles today
Yesterday I posted a picture of the graffiti wall being worked on (see prior post).
Today I wanted to ride at Tempelhof Airport (Park) but was curious what painted, so as usual I went out of my way some miles to check-it-out and what a funny surprise I saw!
Guess the surprise: Think Cat. Think cartoon. Think 1972. Now take a guess and see the link below...
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What a Great Surprise! LoL!
Very glad I went there and got a picture because it will be covered over in a few days with something new.
Those people are crazy. Spending the time, the money, and then GONE!
You can see how high that wall is from yesterday’s picture.

OK so that was a great start but then it got even better (I’ll let you know the better part).

Then I rode over the large bridge on the right, turn and was going over this smaller bridge when I saw the police patrol boat stopped in an odd position so I stopped and took a picture. Then I noticed a dark green helicopter circling overhead. I knew it was police because my daughter sat in it or one just like it at a festival a couple of years ago at Tiergarten (I have a picture somewhere, will try to find it - I really should tag my pictures). I don’t know what that was about. There were no other police. Maybe a practice drill.
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I decided to go around the forest one time (I usually do two or three loops around it) but I did not do the trails in it because they get narrow and by that time (especially Sunday) there were a lot of people in it (hikers, joggers, etc). The bushes at the side of the asphalt road used to be very high bushes and small trees but the cleared all that out and exposed a dead tree I never knew about. You can see an owl (looks like a not so happy owl) painted on the tree and it has a hole in it.
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I finally made it to Tempelhof Airport (turned into a National Park) and this is where it gets better...
Turned out that there was a special event going on. There was a stage with a woman sitting on it with a crowd of people in front meditating and doing yoga. I could not believe my luck. A field full of Hot women wearing yoga pants! LoL!
They had a hydration station so I gulped down the last of my water and refilled my bottles. Then I meditated on that for a few minutes and remembered I am married then went back to riding. Ahh well. The moment was great though.
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Here is a runway. There are two a big distance from each other running parallel. I went around them twice. There is also a perimeter road inside the Park but I didn’t ride that today.
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Those small white containers are housing for refugees. But when I went close I saw no sign of people there. In the past I saw refugees and their stuff like bicycles and baby carriages.
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Here is the number 3.
I don’t know what it means.
Mystery of Life https://youtu.be/Gok8NcHgmkE
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Pretty sure this is one of the Berlin Airlift planes left on display. It says “Troop Carrier” on it.
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Here is the same runway in one of the pictures above, looking from the other end.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48511374616_2298f353b9_h.jpg

A group of British chaps (I heard their accents) went by while I was having a small rest, but I got my camera out just in time to picture them before they were gone. You can rent all kinds of things to ride there.
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A murder of crows flew by.
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A windsail (there was at least three more).
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On the way back I wondered if I just passed Hellboy so I doubled back and I did!
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The Park. I am close to home now.
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