After 4 days of lovely weather and not riding, I knew I had to ride today. My son and his gf were eating lunch with her mother who is in town for the week. Today was my chance to meet her. And i had no other plans that would make it hard to fit in a bike ride.
SO I rode from my house on Beacon Hill to the restaurant on Queen Anne Hill. As I rode across town, I thought a lot about the rides I used to do with my husband. I even could hear him telling me what to do, turn here... and i did. I turned onto King street instead of Jackson.. which was silly because it doesn't go where I wanted. So I turned around and took the sidewalk.. and as I did, I found a brand new 10 dollar bill!
i continued across town, debating with myself whether or not I should take a bus up Queen Anne or walk... (19% grade, I can't ride it)
Yes, Walking won. ANd at its steepest I feared losing my footing and slipping back down the hill. But I made it!
I got to Starbucks where i got my breathing under control and then met my son and his GF and her mom for lunch. we had a pleasant visit, found out the mom teaches people how to drive muscle cars!!
Since i didn't want to ride back down that hill, i asked "the kids" for advice and ended up on a back street that was not so steep and dropped me onto the new bike and foot bridge that takes you to the waterfront.
Next I stopped at Elliott Bay Bikes where they adjusted my fender which was rubbing.
I headed south for home, going back up the hills. 3 miles out it began to rain. Since i was already warm, I just kept going.
21 miles!
