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Old dogs, Younger dogs & Sheep![]() When I first got back I did everything I could to pretend that things were kind of normal. At that point things did hurt so I did the first couple of Tuesday/Thursday rides on Kevin's ebike, taking it pretty easy. I would have eased into something a bit longer that Sunday (a week ago) but I was still recovering from whatever 24 hour bug hit me Friday, so no ride at all. Earlier this week I got back to semi-normal though, riding my own bike under my own power, on both Tuesday and Thursday, as well as all the regular commuting. So it really wasn't that much of a surprise that today, getting back to the Pescadero/Tunitas loop, would go pretty well. ![]() Old LaHonda was pretty challenging for me, especially when I made the mistake of catching up and then keeping pace with Francine. Oh my goodness, she can ride up in 24 something and have no issue talking at all! How does that work? It was nice to get back to the regular routine in Pescadero, with a Coke (ok, Mtn Dew), half a club sandwich and Olallieberry Scone for fuel the rest of the way. Kevin got his big cookie and Larry was into coffee and one of those pastries that looks like a snail? I think it's actually called a snail? Sounds like something they'd have in France but no, never saw anything quite like that, just the real ones. It was a clear enough day that I think we saw the Farralon Islands from Stage Road. Looking at Google Maps I can't be certain; it appears they might be a bit further north than what we were seeing, but I don't think it was a ship. One thing we DID see were a lot of sheep resting in a perfect circle of shade under a tree. That's at the top of this post; I stopped to take a photo of it after Kevin pointed it out. Kevin, of course, just kept on riding, leaving me to catch up on the first Stage climb. Overall things feel pretty normal. Had my riding not been interrupted in France by the broken ribs, I'd likely be doing more Santa Cruz loops, but that's just not how it worked out this year. Something to look forward to next year. |
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