Day Three and Four
I rode from 8:30am until 5:30pm. It wasn’t that horrible…it wasn’t that great. Just because I can ride that far doesn’t mean I should. But, seeing as how I made such good time on Wednesday, I decided to go for it and get to Lindsay and Cody’s a day early. Cody has been in the field training and Lindsay has been home alone, so it was an easy choice.
Well, almost easy. Lisa Lackey is a friend from high school. She and her husband, Michael, were going to let me stay at their place for the evening on Wednesday. I was pretty excited about it and was really looking forward to getting to know them better. When I made the decision to go straight to Lindsay’s I had to call Lisa and let her know. It was disappointing to have to miss the opportunity, but it was worth it when I saw Lindsay.
We watched “Twilight” together. When the character Edward showed up for the first time on screen, she let out a gasp. Seriously. Ruth’s gasp getter is Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver) and mine is Raquel Welch. It runs in the family.
One of the things I noticed on my ride is that I may talk about relaxing and enjoying the journey, but in reality I am all about the destination. I might not like to hurry but it is where I am comfortable. So I devised a plan for the rest of the trip. First, I am going to seriously reconsider how many miles I need to make in a day. If it needs to be 250, so be it, but I am going to take long and frequent breaks. I’ll get a cup of coffee and just watch people for a while.
Another thing that was torturous was that I could not get “I Dreamed a Dream“ out of my head. It was the rendition that Susan Boyle sang on Britain’s Got Talent. Hundreds of miles were accompanied by the first line of that song. It was maddening.
well, here’s to relaxing…
Lindsay and me after the long, long ride.
Day four was a do nothing day. I played video games, watched a movie, and read a bit. Nothing to report, and that isn’t a bad thing.