If I didn't have to be in Virginia for my niece's birthday party, I'd do the paddling another day & bike - but paddling gives me something else to do in Virginia, and I think I'll paint my Mom's house on Sunday (my brother in law pressure washed all the flaking paint off it a few weeks ago and never came back to put paint back on it?). 'cause houses with paint are good.

I could duck out of work early on Friday if you could do it in the afternoon.

Let me check when my aunt & cousin are coming in from Scotland - I have to hang out with them on weekends when they're here and I thought that was end of June.

I don't actually caffeinate before rides, makes me have to pee, which can get awkward. If I need energy, I've got caffeinated cliff shot blocks.