Sounds like a wonderful ride Cacci....too bad about your daughter, I hope it's nothing serious. When one gets used to riding with another person, then riding alone just isn't the same. It sounds like you had a good time after all. The smells of the fresh air, freshly plowed earth, leaves burning, and all the other "country smells" is what you have on a bicycle vs a car. It's just a wonderful way to travel about, and it makes each ride a memory maker.
Knowing you have someone relying on you to ride is motivating, but sometimes there is just flat no one to play with. Me? Oh, I whine, try to think of reasons not to go, whine some more, finally draggin' my behind out the door, and then I get on my bike and the first rotation of the pedal think "what a wonderful day". Glad you got out for some 'you' time. Hope your girl is feeling better.
Thanks, yes, my daughter is up and at 'em again. "Country smells" sure do motivate me to get out there and ride. The sense of smell can rival the eyeballs in intensity--good or bad! There was that black, white and red skunk "sleeping" in the middle of the road several weeks ago! :(
About the whining. My daughter always says, "Why don't you have a little cheese with your whine!" I try not to whine in front of her!
posted by Cacci
over 2 years ago
Seems like you had a quality ride Cacci! It is great to ride with others or another that you trust but sometimes it takes a ride alone on a beautiful day to remind you why you like riding a bicycle so much. Some folks tell me how free they feel driving their cars down country roads. I just tell them, "You ought to try riding your bike down those road if you want to experience freedom...."
