Friday Frying

Today's Track Plot
Just another short but stiff run to the Post Office and Official Treat Stop (AKA Shell Station) today.
We got started after noon, but since we missed yesterday, we were anxious to ride, and Jacque spotted some distant clouds that she though promising, and sure enough, they did provide at least partial shading, but no moisture, as we huffed and puffed up the road.
Yesterday I removed a link from the front chain of the tandem recumbent Terratrike since the idler gear was not keeping it tight enough to keep from rubbing itself as it threaded around Jacque's crankset under my seat.  Then, noticing the relative dryness of both front and rear chains, I took my 30W oil can and carefully lubed each and every link-joint.... which takes a LOOONG time with 136+ links in each chain.  Then I wiped both chains as best I could to reduce the dripping slinging sludge that bike chains radiate when oiled.
What a difference it made for our ride today!  The chains and gears have been growling and noisy for weeks and today it was mostly silence and smoothness from the undercarriage.  Sweet.  Maybe the chains will last a few months longer now as well.
Just across the street from the Shell Station we noticed a new sign for a business going in the high-rent rapid-turnover A-frame building that's been vacant the last couple years:  "Twist & Turn".
The name gave no hint of the impending business activity, but today as we rode the bicycle trail, a pickup passed us with the same sign on it's door, but this sign had the addendum "Twist and Turn -- Ice Cream".  We both shouted aloud for joy:  "WOW!!"
The closest "Ice Cream Shoppe" is Dairy Queen, a rather run down facility in Edgewood, 10 miles away.  We drove by the business later and asked the lady standing outside when they planned to open for business and she told us hopefully in 2 weeks or less.  We think this will be a winning business and hope they live long and prosper.
Ice Cream Sandwiches out of the Shell Station Freezer are OK, after all, but real soft ice cream with chocolate and other coatings and.....
We plan to be first in line.
The 2 doggie travel companions, Tinkerbell and Jazmine, are even bigger hits with their adoring fans everywhere.  Even more than Tinkerbell, who was an attention getter in her own right.  They both patiently endured petting and spoiling from total strangers as well as the sweet baby talk that results when humans interact with cute tiny pooches.
Thought I might include some pics of Jacque's Catrike hanging on its new storage-mount:

Trike hanging on Deck Wall

Rear Wheel Wall Hanger (from Terratrike)

Beginning Battery Voltage:  13.0        Ending Voltage: 13.0 (LOVE this new LiFePO4 battery! - Hasn't been charged in a couple weeks)
Lowest Temp  77 F      Highest Temp:  86 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  4.28
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
  3.6 MPH                                 6.7 MPH                    27.2 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
 1 hour 12 minutes                 38 mins 29 secs          33 mins 31 secs