Now it’s Atherton that is throwing the mystery curves at me! On my way into town this morning, I chanced to notice this:
That was fine, I got my photo, but then, darned if I didn’t start to notice a whole gaggle of bikes chained along the street where I live.
So, what is going on? Who can I ask? Is Atherton beginning to morph into a Venice of the Southern Hemisphere?
Hello World 
Followed the trail to your blog from Renovating Italy. Love your bikes. I have a photo of a bike with a home made Santa on it up near Ravenshoe from a few years back. Seems like old bikes are an art form up your way!
I live in Townsville by the way!
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Hi, down in Townsville! Unfortunately, the hoons just couldn’t wait to get their destructive paws on the bikes. That’s life. 😦
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As Bert has instructed me in regards to Venice, so I will say to you, Yvonne: Never leave your house without a camera in Atherton! Perhaps it seems slightly more imperative in Venice, but you did have to go back home to get it…
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I’m such a slow learner, Steven! They had a perfect day for the grueling race, cool and cloudy, not anything like your current ‘inferno’.
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WhooHoo….a post from Yvonne!!
Funny thing…I’ve been seeing more bikes chained on posts around my town….Mountain Lakes, NJ. I’m sure they aren’t being ridden from Atherton…lol.
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Hi, Linda. No, I can’t say I saw any bikes with foreign licence plates in the big competition!
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Hi, Darlene. If you check Melissa’s answer, you’ll see there’s a big mountain bike event coming up here in Atherton. I’ll have to see if I can capture some of the action (without too much effort on my part.)
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Yeh! you’re back. I think those are decorated for a wedding.
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It just your keen eye at work……………Never stop that………………
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Hi, Joanne. Do you want to come shopping with me today? 😉
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Yay! A blog post from Yvonne! I was so happy to see this pop up in my email!
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Hi, SusieQ, how are you folks this fine day?
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Better now after seeing your post!
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Me, too! I was so happy to see you pop into my email. It doesn’t have to be Venice….you find intriguing things wherever you are!
97 days!
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I was grumpy at myself, because I had to go back home to get my camera. Luckily, Atherton is not very big, Michelle.
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My first thought was that the first bicycle was dressed up and going to a wedding! What fun it was to then see the others.
And Yvonne, I was so pleased to see “Hello World” pop up in my e-mail again. It was like a lovely surprise visit from a friend!
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Hi, Barb. That was my first thought, too, and then Melissa got on the job and solved the mystery for us!
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Nice to have you back Yvonne – your postings are always a pleasure! Don’t desert us – I have learnt so much more about Venice from your blog which makes each visit even more delightful!
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Hi, Jo, and thank you for your remarks. As I said in the title, I just couldn’t help myself today. Tomorrow … that’s another story.
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http://www.cairnsmtb.com/elev8xcm-8-hour-atherton/
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Oh, my gosh! That Mount Baldy trail is difficult enough to walk, let alone hurl your bike and body down!
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You l’il tricker, you’re back! Yay!
Apparently it’s for a bike club thingy on the weekend called “Elevate”. You had me intrigued, so I called Super Cheap Atherton (could see their store in one of the photos) and they told me!
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I’m only back because I had the mystery, which you solved!!! I’ll have to call you Sherlock, I suppose. OK, I’ll delete the video of that poor broken down relay runner. Imagine how painful that must have been!
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OMG, I just watched it and it made me feel ill! How it got to your page I will never know lol!
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See, another mystery to haunt us, Melissa.
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