Friday, July 25th, 2008. We decided late in the morning to take a drive to Sun Valley, and took the new car for another miles per gallon trial. We must have been very gentle this time around, because we managed to squeak out a little over 41 mpg! (This was all highway mileage.)
Other than that, the day was pretty laid back in that we did nothing outrageous, didn't buy anything that we didn't need (Valerie did pick up a pair of bicycling shorts that had a cut along the front that looked like it would provide better comfort -- we'll find out shortly) and because we didn't drag a bicycle along with us we didn't get any biking in either!
She drove to Sun Valley while I knit; I drove home while she napped. We stopped at a small store and restaurant at a place called Smiley Creek; this store was a popular stopping off place for bicyclists during the American Lung Association's "Sawtooth Pride Ride". They feature tasty burgers, hand scooped milkshakes and if you like onion rings... they have some good ones!
Today I took our road tandem in for some much needed maintenance; our mountain tandem is still in good running order. I'm hoping that we can get out on it this weekend for a little while, once the temperatures back down from the high 90's!
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