You know, only once did I actually EAT a bagel in the middle of that ride. Then I wanted to take a nap all the way back home, on the bike. Ugh. So now they ALLLLL come home in the pannier, to be eaten later. The eggnog latte was YUMMY---bought after the tandem was in the back of the truck and driving home. I'm not a big mid-ride eater, I guess.
By the way, where do you live in upstate? I grew up in Albany. (if we had this talk already, please pardon my sorry short-term memory...)
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks