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Thoughts on the Bike Safari

Firstly, and most important, Bev and David enjoyed the trip. A lot of the misgivings that I had about the generator, camper, and reception were unfounded. Everyone seemed to like David. We found lots of folks to chat with and had a good week. The food was good. The rain dampened (pardon the pun) our fun for a couple of days but wasn't awful. In fact, it cooled things off a bit.

My riding was surprising. I had no trouble climbing hills. I found my own fitness to be above most of the riders. There was this one fellow who had ridden across America who could not stay with me on hill climbs. Not that they were as severe as our local hills but I was gratified to be able to pull them easily. I was surprised to be able to complete 2 centuries that week. I've never ridden that far before. Having those rest stops to take some time make it very doable. After the rest and food at each one, it broke the ride down into four parts. So in effect I was riding 4 25 mile rides instead of a single long century.

Having to come home and work mornings isn't much fun. I am very tired. After being on Eastern Daylight Time it is a little easier. But I was ready for bed by 9pm last night. I can rest tomorrow maybe.

Monday morning we are up very early to take Mother for her second implant. I'll come home and work that evening. Another very long day for me. Maybe I can catch a nap while waiting on her to come out of surgery.

We got the camper ready for the next trip which will be in 2 weeks. This time we go to West Point Lake. That is only a 2 hour ride. After the 8 hrs to get to Live Oak, that will be a trifle. With full power hookup Grammy and David will have all the amenities.

I am left with a desire to make sense of it. What has motivated me to go to these lengths to ride. Where is it taking me? I am at a lower body weight than I have been in a long time. I am in better aerobic condition than I've ever been in. If I can encourage Bev to ride, she can realize these goals. Then we can take our more fit selves into other activities. She says she lost 4 pounds in the past week. All the activity running after David helped. Imagine what she could do if she was riding an hour almost every day.

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