Some Days You're A Hero...

[Nanci]

...Some days you're not...Remember my story about saving the turtle who was running across the four-lane highway at mile 95 of my first Century ride?

Today, I was out doing 65 miles from my house on a new route that I drove frequently but never rode. Almost home, I saw a thing at the side of the road. Looked like a big chunk of asphalt. But then it started moving away from the road, through the grass, but not in a pattern of an animal I could recognize. I excitedly rode up to it, and discovered a large black turtle making his way back to the swamp from which he came. I said to him (because I _always_ talk to all animals I encounter on my rides) "You get off the road right now! Do you want to get killed???" He starts running down the hill to his pond so fast that he tripped and rolled over on his back to the edge of the water! Oops, sorry Mr. Turtle. But maybe he'll think twice next time!

Nanci

[Pedal Wench]

Ha! I saw the same turtle in Georgia last fall! He was on the side of the bike trail. I stopped to watch him (why are they always male?) and he puttered off the side on over to the woods, which dropped off very steeply. He got about two feet down and then just started rolling and rolling! Funniest thing I've ever seen!

[CorsairMac]

Looks like you need a new ID there Nanci:

She_whom_Turtles_Fear!