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Decreciendo sobre ruedas

Martiabril July 25, 2012 September 19, 2012

Participar en Ecotopia biketour es una formidable aventura personal y colectiva no exenta de múltiples y variados riesgos. Si uno no sabe mantener el sutil equilibrio entre las dos ruedas de su bicicleta podría verse obligado al descanso forzoso durante unos días e incluso a abandonar definitivamente su soñado viaje. El riesgo aumenta cuando uno se hace cargo del entrañable y viejo remolque lleno de utensilios de cocina, avena para el porridge matinal, cereales, frutos secos y verduras varias para las próximas comidas. Esto es lo que le pasó hace unos días a uno de nuestros compañeros cuando descendía por…

Song of Can Decreix

cronopio July 23, 2012 September 19, 2012

In the loneliness of the afternoon in Can Decreix I wrote a song, inspired by the feelings while greeting and hugging friends with whom we have been sharing a good piece of road… here it is: People go and people come on the way to Perpignan people come and people go Can Masdeu seems months ago Broken spokes and off-road paths chickpeas bottles, bunches of nuts yummy-cakes-thieves on the run scottish dances are such a fun Fruit and veggies from the trash that’s the menu at Can Decreix grand massages, swedish tales supper’s ready bring the plates Flute’s notes in…

Beaches, hitchbiking, wild fruit, pledges and police

sam July 21, 2012 November 11, 2013

Beaches As I write this, I’m on a warm sandy beach in Sant Pol de Mar on the Mediterranean coast in the evening. Our group is watching the fireworks dancing above the town. Somebody asked whether they were ‘eco-fireworks’. We thought about it, then gave a small ‘woop’ for the next green one. A firework after our own hearts. As the locals serenaded us with guitars, an oboe, tuba and stunning voices , and gave us beer, I thought, “I could get used to this degrowth lifestyle”. I am also enjoying all of the Spanish accents pronouncing ‘beach’, it makes…

From Can Prim to Can Torres

piernajamon July 19, 2012 July 19, 2012

We woke up in bright sunlight floating the Pyrenees in the background in bright colours. Over night some of our communal items (and some personal shoes) had been attacked and partly eaten by animals – a learning experience… After a breakfast with lots of warm leftover food from the night before, we had a short ride on a flat road leading us to Figueres. Our group was a focus of attention on the market square; several people came up to us, children looking skeptically and bicycle fans telling us about their own trips and admiring the tall bike among us.…

tall-bike on the coast…

taborda July 17, 2012 July 17, 2012

Bicicletada en defensa de Collserola

taborda July 17, 2012 July 17, 2012

Video of the first cycling day of the biketour, critical mass in defense of Collserola mountain, a nice ride from Can Masdeu to Kan Pasqual.

one week on the road…

taborda July 15, 2012 July 21, 2012

On tuesday morning, the group woke up early and left Kan Pascual. Happily rolling down the Collserola mountain to visit a nice ecological farm, Cal Rosset, that produces for consumer cooperatives in Barcelona. We then followed the Llobregat river by a dirt road, got some fruits from some locals on Martorrell and followed the national road the rest of the day, arriving in Ca La Fou on time for helping cooking diner. On our first day in Ca La Fou, wednesday (11), we had a tour of this huge site and project after our morning circle, in the afternoon some people…