October rides: put a little color into it.

[emily_in_nc]

Sheila, ugh! I hope it's nothing serious. Please report back. Crankin, sorry you fell. I have fallen when hiking before too. No fun, but glad you weren't seriously injured.

I haven't been able to ride at all as our bikes are all taken apart. DH had to partially disassemble them to get the rental car packed with all our bikes + other things we'll be storing at my mother's while we're in Mexico. So, we didn't even bring our bike shoes up since the car was literally too full for another thing, and we're taking our bike shoes to Mexico. The neighborhood we're staying in in a very nice Airbnb house is VERY hilly, so cycling would have been an interesting challenge after Florida, if we'd been able to.

Car before unloading!


Looks like the Orlando area (where our motorhome is) will not have any significant issues from Hurricane Michael. In fact, western NC will be worse, but mostly just rain by the time it gets here on Thursday. Too bad, though, because we're heading up to my folks' mountain vacation home for a few days, and it sounds like we won't see the sun at all. It's too early for good foliage there, but it is a fun family time, and my brother and I enjoy catching up and hiking, since it's usually the only time I get to see him all year. I'm sure we'll still be able to hike some, but I'd hoped for bright blue skies. At least it isn't supposed to get cold until Michael is past.