I don’t know why I was so physically drained today, but I was. Perhaps it was the sort of work that I was doing today, or maybe it was that all of the fun that I'd had this weekend was simply catching up with me. No matter the cause, I was tired today, and it took some effort for me to get out the door and onto my bike.
I rode over to Tiburon on my trusty Colnago, while I enjoyed the sun that was beating down on me. It was nevertheless a bit cold, even in the sun, and I even had proper winter gear on. I need to go shopping soon so that I can make it through the winter. I need booties for my feet, a new pair of winter gloves, some wool jerseys, and some proper neck warmers. Uugh.
OK, back to today’s ride. I rode past a house that I’ve ridden by dozens of times over the years. It’s always intrigued me that they felt it necessary to have a tile replica of their home on the wall that’s just outside. Why would they do that? One can easily see the whole home from the driveway, including the lovely views of San Francisco and Sausalito, so why are they commemorating it on the wall outside?
The home’s architecture is a bit out of place for Tiburon, but I appreciate the effort that they’ve put into making it into either a Spanish or Mediterranean style (I’m leaning towards Spanish). I’m sure that I’ll be properly corrected about the style’s origin, and that’s good. ;-)
I stopped by “Infamous P’s” in order to deliver him my morning’s work. We talked for a bit before I climbed back on my bike. By that time the sun was down on the back side of Paradise Drive, and it was getting cold out. I began to wake up from whatever funk I’d been delivered this morning, and I began to pedal harder in order to get home sooner. Going faster makes you colder, but you do get home sooner, so it’s a trade-off I guess. I opted for speed.
On the way home, and right around where Paradise Drive meets Highway 101, I glanced over at a green truck that was rolling by me. I had a double take as I saw that the driver was “N.” I guess that she didn’t even notice me, that random cyclist that was riding right next to her. It’s been so long now since she’s seen me that she’d be hard pressed to recognize me at this point, at least while on a bike. It was funny for me to see her as I was riding on by, and riding myself back to health. I guess that life paths can cross like that without anyone even noticing. I was happy to keep on riding towards my home, my boy Tugboat, and my new life.
The Garmin Connect Web site is down right now, so I’ll need to post today’s information after their site comes back up.
Distance: 24.28 miles Calories burned: 1,427 Time: 1:46:46 hours Elevation gain: 930 Garmin Connect ride details: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/18416018
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