Passionate Girl Cyclists,  Misogynist Culture & The Blue Color of The Ocean

By Melina Mehr | My cycling experiences | 20 Dec 2020


Sport, Cycling, Photography of  Nature

I had heard about the beautiful beaches of Tosca village, which has a clean coastal area and a beautiful blue sea. Unlike our region, that its seawater is always flooded by streams of rivers and has a dark brown color, The seawater of this region is the blue color of the ocean and conveys a pleasant feeling.

I knew that the beaches in this area were a little further than we expected, but it was worth it to pick up your bike and ride there.

We coordinated with a group of passionate cyclist girls and headed to the beach at noon.

The women each had to feed their children when they first returned from work. They prepared lunch for their husbands and set things straight so that they could spend hours cycling in the open air of nature and enjoy the freedom of cycling.

Sport, Cycling, Photography of  Nature

We rode a group of girls with strong will and did not pay attention to the harassment we used to witness all the time.

From young girls to adult women, our group, a handful of gals, were and are always picked as an odd one in the society who do not expect to see us. Wise and intelligent people admire us and encourage us from afar. Ignorant ones, on the other hand, tease and make fun of us and sometimes even blame us with their unpleasant gazes.

Of course, this is nothing new, and if you are a girl in a Misogynist society, you will gradually get used to this situation.

We crossed a dirt road and reached the beach. As we heard, the sea was in fact, very gorgeous, the Blue color of the ocean in front of us was wonderfully moving and captivating.

Sport, Cycling, Photography of  Nature

We all enjoyed the view ahead.

Sport, Cycling, Photography of  Nature

Although the road was difficult to get to and the road back was muddy and difficult, we had to cross waterlogged potholes. Sometimes we would get off and cross the bike on a muddy track.

Sport, Cycling, Photography of  Nature

Sport, Cycling, Photography of  Nature

Sport, Cycling, Photography of  Nature

But in the end, with a tired body, even though we returned home, it was a pleasant journey that I will not exchange every single moment of it for anything else.

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Melina Mehr
Melina Mehr

I'm a freelance writer, passionate about, music, books and nature.


My cycling experiences
My cycling experiences

When I go riding on my bike, the world around me becomes exciting and so elegant all at once, so despite the shortcomings, disasters and horrors… I embrace it. I know it is not just me having these feelings, but I’m definitely another nature lover looking for unanswered questions in an extraordinary manner as well. I cherish the pictures caught by my camera and the ones remained forever in my essence.

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