Happy Boxing Day to one and all! Christmas was a wonderful day. I’m in Connecticut, with sprite’s family as usual. We slept in, which isn’t too surprising, given that we arrived early on Christmas Eve day – 6:00 am, to be precise. Yup, we drove through the night, taking shifts on mostly empty roads, listening …
Okay, so I’ve been slacking off here. It shows, doesn’t it? Rest assured, I’ve been active. So what have I done since… August 13?!?! Okay, let’s start with August 1, why don’t we? Riding: On August 1, I rode the Mountain Mama Road Bike Challenge out of Monterey, VA. The drive down there the night …
Activity: road cycling Location: Boston, MA > Hinsdale, NH > Windsor, VT (Harpoon Brewery-To-Brewery Ride) Distance: 148.0 miles (mostly rollers, some big, with one challenging climb from miles 91-94) Duration: 7:41 (8:20 with stops) Weather: partly sunny in the early hours, mostly cloudy for the remainder, 67-78 degrees Climbing: 8,125′ Avg HR: 150 (max 188) …
Activity: road cycling Location: Newport, VA > New Castle, VA > Newport > Mountain Lake, VA (Mountains of Misery) Distance: 102.7 (mostly rollers, some big, with two BIG climbs) Duration: 5:57 (6:17 with stops) Weather: overcast and mild, a little drizzle, 62-70 degrees Climbing: 10,000′ Avg HR: 160 (max 191) Type: aerobic Year two of …
I figure that today’s musings (actually on a Monday, no less) will be forward looking. I want to share some cycling goals for 2009, as well as some longer-term aspirations. A lot of the latter was brought on by Sarah and her impending adventures in Jordan (color me jealous). The big cycling goals for 2009 …
Since we last met, I’ve been skiing in Colorado (great time – proper post coming soon, though the new header image is from this trip) and spent a weekend in Chicago, where sprite had her annual meeting (inconveniently planned to occur on her birthday). There are plenty of pics from both adventures over at my …
The weekend came and went, and it was welcome. Sure, we had to deal with traffic, but with provisions like these available along our northbound route, we were good to go. Fortunately, we have driven this northbound route from DC to Connecticut enough times to know where to abandon I-95 for alternate routes that are …
When last we saw our hero, he was still enjoying France. And I really, really enjoyed France! Paris has a scale that’s very human, thanks in no small part to the self-imposed building height restrictions that affect almost all of the Parisian arrondisements. Like DC, the place is of a scale that’s not superhuman (save …
Bonjour a Avignon! Today is our penultimate day in France. We wake to a sunny (and still quite breezy) Avignon, which is going to see us do some power shopping this morning, then a quick visit to Pont d’Avignon (the famous ruined bridge). After that, we head back to Paris on the TGV, and fly …
In short: Beautiful city! Seen a lot, yet so much more to be seen! Experienced pickpocket first-hand (bye bye, digicam). Bought new digicam (hello, new camera – and the price was better than at home)! Eating well, relaxing…. all good! Will recount in detail later….
