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Cycle NC 2014 Ride in Oriental
1100 Cyclists, Many Wheels, One DragonApril 10, 2014
Sunday Morning Along South Avenue.
Cycle NC sign at Lou Mac Pier on Sunday morning.
On South Avenue, at Oriental’s waterfront, a cyclist adjusts the tire.
The encampment on Sunday morning on the Tingle family’s front lawn, which was covered in tents large and small.
Joyce and Mike Murphy from Newton, near Charlotte, got themselves a front row spot for their tent. Great view, but it meant little to buffer the wind whipping off the river Saturday night. It was their second Cycle NC event in Oriental and it seemed to them that the “weather is always windy.” The couple was prepping for Sunday’s ride, which for Mike meant putting the Go camera on his helmet.
A stuffed animal, a monkey, turned in to the impromptu Lost and Found at the riverside tent where Cycle NC was selling its commemorative shirts….