Wednesday has been an overcast, yet comfortable day that saw us meet up with the local tandem riders for their usual 22 mile ride. After doing the social ride, and enjoying a break at Panera Bread, we continued on alone to do 28 more miles just to bring our daily total to an even 50. It’s been a while since we’ve ridden that much, usually hitting the 40 mile mark when we’ve had a day off in Boise.
I think part of the “problem” is that in Boise we hardly ever leave our house before 10:00 AM, and then have an hour’s drive just to get to the Treasure Valley (where Boise is located) to ride. In Florida, we’ve been getting up at 6:30 AM and heading out the door shortly after 8:00 AM to meet up with the other tandem riders by 8:30 AM – their departure time for the ride.
We were done riding right around 1:00 PM, which in some cases is when we actually get started when we’re at home! It’s 2:55 PM as I write this and I’ve already cleaned up, gone out to lunch (driving the golf cart) and then returned home to work on this blog entry. I could get used to this…
While riding along Buena Vista Boulevard in the southernmost part of The Villages this morning, we spotted a bald eagle perched atop a street lamp. I brought the bike to a stop in order to take a picture; as soon as Valerie handed me the camera he flew off and landed in a nearby field. So, in case you’re wondering… the picture that doesn’t appear with today’s blog entry shows a bald eagle on top of a lamp post. Really. You’ll just have to trust me on this one!
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