Lazy Weekend
Jan. 3rd, 2016 08:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shannon_aI fear the cold. Or at least, dislike it. When I was out on my bike to get groceries on Friday, my hands were just freezing. And my face. And my feet. (New biking gloves ordered! And maybe I should get a scarf. And extra socks.)
When the forecast on Saturday said more of the same (cold), I didn't really feel like going out and braving the elements. So Saturday I mostly sat around (and read and wrote). There was a trip out to CVS at some time for drugs and to dinner for tacos, but that was mostly it.
Today things seemed just a bit more pleasant around noon, so when Kimberly and I headed out to do some more errands, I took my bike with me, for use later. And, it was quite sunny and actually nice while we walked. Yay! After some wandering I left Kimberly waiting at the hair saloon for a barber named Godot (which went about how you'd expect), and I headed off for biking adventure.
Sadly, the moment that I hopped on my bike, the hour or so of warmth abruptly dissipated. Chill breezes set in. Sigh. Stupid winter.
I did a 13-mile ride on my bike, which is the most I've done on the new beast. After riding the Ohlone Greenway north, I headed up into the foothills for my trip back. But before that I stopped and wrote (and edited and read) a bit at the Canyon Trail Park in El Cerrito.
It was cold.
Then it was back home through the foothills. A nice ride, and I got to assess how well my new bike does in hills. And, I'm undecided. It felt like the shallow climbs were harder and the steep climbs were easier. I figure I need to go up to Lake Temescal, my most-familiar hill ride, to really get a better assessment.
Maybe on one of the next few evenings, if there's some rain-free time.
In the meantime, happy to be back in a warm house.
When the forecast on Saturday said more of the same (cold), I didn't really feel like going out and braving the elements. So Saturday I mostly sat around (and read and wrote). There was a trip out to CVS at some time for drugs and to dinner for tacos, but that was mostly it.
Today things seemed just a bit more pleasant around noon, so when Kimberly and I headed out to do some more errands, I took my bike with me, for use later. And, it was quite sunny and actually nice while we walked. Yay! After some wandering I left Kimberly waiting at the hair saloon for a barber named Godot (which went about how you'd expect), and I headed off for biking adventure.
Sadly, the moment that I hopped on my bike, the hour or so of warmth abruptly dissipated. Chill breezes set in. Sigh. Stupid winter.
I did a 13-mile ride on my bike, which is the most I've done on the new beast. After riding the Ohlone Greenway north, I headed up into the foothills for my trip back. But before that I stopped and wrote (and edited and read) a bit at the Canyon Trail Park in El Cerrito.
It was cold.
Then it was back home through the foothills. A nice ride, and I got to assess how well my new bike does in hills. And, I'm undecided. It felt like the shallow climbs were harder and the steep climbs were easier. I figure I need to go up to Lake Temescal, my most-familiar hill ride, to really get a better assessment.
Maybe on one of the next few evenings, if there's some rain-free time.
In the meantime, happy to be back in a warm house.