November 26 Thanksgiving Rides

[tzvia]

Beautiful day here, low 80s, warm sun.
My Brother and I went out riding in Big Sycamore State park, just off the beach in sunny SoCal. Any time you can ride a canyon in from the beach and it's not 100f once you are out of earshot of the waves is a good ride. Then we went to the folks and had a great dinner. Mom even got the turkey right as it was not her signature dry for a change. Perfect stuffing.

Now I am sitting here feeling sleepy. Dog is mad we did not give him turkey, but it's bad for dogs you know. Normally we buy him a chicken breast but he is on a diet, so he just stares at us after we give him a little cookie (with glucosamine in it.)

[Selkie]

I'm a bad mama then. My goldens got some of my salmon, a bite of "daddy's" turkey, and a couple servings of sweet potatoes (for the fiber, of course, and beta carotene)!

[DebW]

Ride of 27 miles with a 4.5 mile hike in the middle. Beautiful woodland hike with excellent views at one point. Nice scenic riding with some interesting hills and good views. A most excellent Thanksgiving.

[roadie gal]

I am so jealous of all of you. There's snow and ice on the roads, and where it's clear there's the sand that they spread during the storm. *sigh* It's me and Coach Troy from here until about June.

[Crankin]

Got in a quick 11.4 mile ride while the turkey was cooking. Since it included Strawberry Hill, Annursnac Hill, and various other small hills, I felt slightly virtuous after this, and we arrived home about 45 minutes before our guests!
A delicious dinner with #1 son and gf and our cycling friends.
On Wednesday we rode 8.9 miles to have lunch, in a mist that turned to rain on our Jamis bikes. I was decked out in wool, but no rain gear. Not fun at all, but I am glad I did it.
Spent 30 minutes on the treadmill today, doing hill intervals, walking. I have given up on the running... hoping my back thanks me.

[PamNY]

I was enjoying the bliss of Manhattan with light holiday traffic when a car suddenly appeared going the wrong way on a one-way avenue. Good thing I'm a pokey (and observant) biker.

Pam

[tzvia]

Almost forgot, something odd on the way back from ride. I'm holding out for dinner, but brother is hungry. Nothing is open as we are driving back, except Mcdonalds. So we pull off the 101, I think in Camarillo and head to the big M. Place is preparing to close. 3 workers. Brother and me, and two others. Those two, strange. Woman is very nicely dressed, mostly black-classy dinner dress. Tall, thin, looking kinda nervous when I glance at her. Guy with her is a bodyguard. Nicely dressed, modern 'hip' kind of black suite, gun printing through under shoulder holster. Looks like the kind of driver you see driving people to Academy Awards or Music Awards. He is watching me and bro. We are all by the counter waiting for our orders, and it's otherwise deserted. We elected to sit outside and eat as the weather is so nice. So we get outside and my bro says "do you know who that woman is? Did you notice the guy is not her husband, but a bodyguard?" I said yes bodyguard, but I don't know who the woman is but I know she is some sort of actress or something. He looks at me and says "Celine Dion." "Your kidding" I replied as I realized he was right. Looks like he picked her up some place, maybe airport, and was driving her to a Thanksgiving dinner out here somewhere but they stopped for a quick bite.

[owlice]

tzvia, that's very cool about seeing Celine Dion, and at a McD's while all decked out is funny!!

I'm thinking of trying a hybrid commute, so on Thursday. I drive through a park which offers parking so people can enjoy picnicking, hiking, etc., on my way to work. I drove to one of the lots and, though the weather was foggy and chilly, pedaled to work. Took me 38 minutes to go the 6 miles or so. Some of the slow pace is from unfamiliarity with the trail, and some of it is from the trail itself. (Okay, and some of it is because I'm slow! I admit it!!)

I had a longer ride back, having tried a somewhat different way of going which put me on a bridge to another state. Total mileage was just over 14.

Didn't ride yesterday, didn't ride today. Hope to ride tomorrow.