Whew! My ass is grass. I went riding today with Mike
Flemming (from Eazel). The ride itself was fairly short, but
a particular ascent feels like it took an eternity. I ended
up unable to make the entire ascent, and had to end up
walking part of the way. SIGH. I suppose there's a tiny
chance I could have made it the last little leg (it was
actually quite short...) to the "Country Store" (read yuppie
bike refreshment mini-mart - soooo glad it was there for us
yuppie bikers!) Better luck next
time.
The great part was the descent though! It was fairly steep
and twisted through a dark forest. There were some very
classic "dark forrest scenes" there, like the deep creek
surrounded by tall straight trees fading into the mist, etc.
Very cool!
The story is a little more intricate, beginning with me
checking my bike into the bike shop around 9am, and being
told it would be ready by noon (it wasn't of course). So
Mike came by and noon and we went and had lunch. Fortunately
after a leisurely lunch it was finished. Too bad they didn't
bother to fix the thing I brought it in for...sigh! Better
luck on monday. Then, lets see, I forgot to bring along
water and my spare tube. The water was immediately a
problem, the tube became a problem on the descent when it
punctured. It took two rounds of patching (seperated by like
a third of a mile) to get it back into working shape. I
suppose I'll actually have it replaced because I'm
suspicious of patches, and I need a new rear tire anyway.
My two sisters, whom I haven't seen for some time owing
to
them being not within reasonable proximity, are in town.
My
father and mother too, but I saw them previously. That
leaves Drew, my brother, left to come. I look forward to his
arrival, though I have no idea when it will be (rumours are
that it will be later rather than sooner?). Anyway, I
haven't seen them yet, and I'm most gruelingly tired from
the bike ride, and they're on their way to pick me
up...soooo..... I'm going to go shower!