finally, a thread that I fit in age wise. I celebrated my60th while ridng my bike along the Underground Rail Road route from Mobile to Niagara falls. Our tour guide/chef created a holiday meal of grilled salmon, grilled summer vegetables, cous cous with pine nuts and feta and an incredible German Chocolate cake- Yumm.

The two years ago I was here in Houston and feted appropriately by the sag guy at a very nice restaurant.

Last year I had just gotten off the Southern Tier route in St. Augustine FL and spent it alone, sleeping in late, going to a restaurant with a patio for lunch, sitting and staring blankly, going back to the hotel for a nap, waking up, walking around for about an hour and then having dinner.

I repeated that for about a work as after 52 riding days at an average of 75 miles a day I was wiped.

I keep telling him and the three kids that what I really want for my 65th birthday is a customized trek madone 6.5. It will probably never happen....sigh..... but a girl can dream.

I will celebrate my 64th birthday ( all things going well) on the Mississippi Meandering ride going from New Orleans to Lake Itasca- no doubt the chef/ tour guide will whip up something delicious- but I have to say, on the bike, out on the road with a group of like minded women has got to be the absolutely best way possible to celebrate a birthday no matter what the age.

In the meantimeI have nothing planned long trip

I have been telling