Second C&O training ride

[7rider]

Oh...meant to also say...
You're getting another dog, DB! Wow! That's great (but I thought you were going to be a one-dog house for a while??)! Can't wait to see pix.
And good for you, KD, for adopting another cat. I'm glad to see that.

RE: Sunday...I figure, even if the trails are wet...we're doing our ride regardless, right? So, we should probably train regardless, too.

And, yeah...KD...re: raining on a kayak lesson....what can happen? You get wet??

Can we be at White's Ferry to ride at 9?

[divingbiker]

Oh...meant to also say...
You're getting another dog, DB! Wow! That's great (but I thought you were going to be a one-dog house for a while??)! Can't wait to see pix.
And good for you, KD, for adopting another cat. I'm glad to see that.

RE: Sunday...I figure, even if the trails are wet...we're doing our ride regardless, right? So, we should probably train regardless, too.

And, yeah...KD...re: raining on a kayak lesson....what can happen? You get wet??

Can we be at White's Ferry to ride at 9?

I think 9am on Sunday would be fine, if that gives you enough time to get to the race. I assume we'll drive up separately so you can go directly there (no idea where Lilypons is.)

Re the dog, it's too quiet with just one. I found AJ at the cocker rescue, and he seems like he'll fit in fine. He came over Sunday and the two of them got along fine (even though he was pretty distracted sniffing the whole house.) He's nine and has thyroid and high blood pressure issues, but seems to be pretty spunky.

Yay KD on getting the new kitty!

[Zen]

Can we be at White's Ferry to ride at 9?

NINE!
Maybe, but someone will have to pour coffee over my head.
I'll figure this all out later, I have to get to PT.

[divingbiker]

So are we on for 9am tomorrow at White's Ferry? And we're driving separately, Regina, so you can go to the cyclocross race?

[7rider]

So are we on for 9am tomorrow at White's Ferry? And we're driving separately, Regina, so you can go to the cyclocross race?

Yes. 9 a.m. TO RIDE - White's Ferry.
I wish we could drive together. There is a CHANCE Kathy won't race tomorrow (40% chance of rain through much of the a.m., and she's not such a gung-ho racer as to race regardless of the weather or conditions). If she raced...it'd be fun to watch. Lilipons is about a half hour north of where we'll be. If she didn't race...we'd just go back home after our ride.

[divingbiker]

Yes. 9 a.m. TO RIDE - White's Ferry.
I wish we could drive together. There is a CHANCE Kathy won't race tomorrow (40% chance of rain through much of the a.m., and she's not such a gung-ho racer as to race regardless of the weather or conditions). If she raced...it'd be fun to watch. Lilipons is about a half hour north of where we'll be. If she didn't race...we'd just go back home after our ride.

After my long day kayaking and failing to rescue myself today, I don't think I'm up for extra driving or waiting around for the races.

So I'll just drive myself, if I can figure out how to get there.

So you're saying we should be ready to ride at 9am, not just get there at 9am, right?

[7rider]

After my long day kayaking and failing to rescue myself today, I don't think I'm up for extra driving or waiting around for the races.

So I'll just drive myself, if I can figure out how to get there.

So you're saying we should be ready to ride at 9am, not just get there at 9am, right?

Yes...riding at 9 is my plan. I hope to leave the house at 7:30. I figure with wet trails and possible rain, it's going to be slow going. Call my cell at 7 - maybe Kathy will have pulled the plug completely by then, and we can carpool.

[withm]

After my long day kayaking and failing to rescue myself today, I don't think I'm up for extra driving or waiting around for the races.

So I'll just drive myself, if I can figure out how to get there.

So you're saying we should be ready to ride at 9am, not just get there at 9am, right?

so tell us about the kayak lesson? Where was it? Was it with Atlantic Kayak? What did they cover? At least you survived. Hope the water wasn't too cold.

[divingbiker]

so tell us about the kayak lesson? Where was it? Was it with Atlantic Kayak? What did they cover? At least you survived. Hope the water wasn't too cold.

It was with REI, and we were on the Potomac at Riley's Lock.

We reviewed a few strokes, then did self rescue using a paddle float, and also helped someone else by turning over and emptying their boat, then stabilizing it while they got back in. The latter I could do, with a bit of struggle.

But oh my, the self rescue ate my lunch. I was doing something wrong, and couldn't get the paddle (with float) to stay perpendicular to the boat, so I kept falling back in. My boat has a big cockpit so there's not much room at the front of the boat, but I think the problem was with me and not related to the boat I've got. I told Kalidurga and 7rider that I can never go kayaking alone, because there's no way I could save myself. I am extremely sore today.

The water was in the high 60s and there was a lot of "salad" in the water. It wasn't bad unless you had to stay in the water forever as you tried over and over to get back in. By the end I was a bit chilly. The rain held off till we were done, so that was good.

All in all, a frustrating day.