I took the ferry over to the Block on Saturday with a friend and we circled the island, about 10 miles. It was a beautiful day. Leisurely pace. Amazing the amount of cyclists over there and even more amazing, the lack of helmets. As if being on an island makes it any safer to ride your bike. It's still asphalt, with cars, and hills, and other cyclists and mopeds. I don't get it.

Sunday DH and I rode a figure eight ride near our house - 35 miles. He is hard to keep up with. I had a sore back from the day previous (took a backpack to Block Island and it hurt my lower back.) So we took it slower than normal, but still averaged 16 mph. Usually when I ride with him it's about 17/18 so I was still happy, because alone it would have been 15.

Got a flat. Glad he was with me. He makes these things so much less panicky. I always feel like I'm doing something wrong and I'm going to put something on wrong or puncture the tire putting it back on the rim.