Fun Friday Flying

Today's Loop - Track Around ABQ
UNM's fall semester has begun, so we are again cooking noon meals for the LDS Institute Students .  Today Jacque whomped up home made macaroni & cheese smothered with bacon squares, her world renowned home baked rolls, fresh salad, and fresh home made cherry cobbler and ice cream for dessert.  I mixed and baked the cherry cobbler but I'm not a tart-fruit guy so I have no idea how it tasted, but the whole meal got lots of compliments including the cobbler. 
We normally do a 20-mile trike ride after this noon college feeding, but last week when we tried to re initiate that route Jacque's legs cramped up so badly I had to ditch her at the Unser racing museum on Montano and ride hoogie-boogie back to the car to rescue her.
Thus we were a bit edgy about trying this full route again.  Jacque had some muscle relaxant prescribed since then, so she felt that would help her make the trip - and it seemed to do the trick, since we made the 21-mile loop today without incident or complaint.
Of course we stopped for our first break at Old Town and enjoyed a chocolate sundae for me and an iced lemonade for Jacque.  The two movie-star doggies endured their usual adoring fans stopping to exclaim on their cuteness and beauty and of course to pet them too.  Riding an unusual vehicle like this TerraTrike always results in lots of smiles and interest from passersby, whether motorists, other cyclists, or pedestrians.  While I was visiting the restrooms in Old Town, Jacque fielded lots of questions about the dogs and the trike from out of state and even a couple from a foreign country.
When we saddled up and rode away we had a small audience watching our every move, and many of the Old Town visitors turned and watched us go by and smiled and laughed as they spotted the dogs in the rear perch.... a typical day on the trike.
Afternoon clouds helped cool things off for us, and occasional breezes, but of course the sun came out in full strength for much of the ride to keep us from getting too cold.  Har.
I hadn't charged my new LiFePO4 Battery in the last couple weeks and it showed signs of drooping today.  I was chatting with a ham radio operator in Gallup on the stem-mounted walkie-talkie and suddenly the GPS started complaining it was losing power, meaning the battery voltage was getting too low to keep it happy.  So I had to cut the radio conversation short and turn the 2-way radio off to make sure the GPS and position beacon would stay alive for the remainder of the ride.  This IS a great battery but I DO have to charge it OCCASIONALLY....
Beginning Battery Voltage:  12.7        Ending Voltage: 12.6 
Lowest Temp  81 F      Highest Temp:  90 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  20.97
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
  5.2 MPH                                 7.1 MPH                    20.7 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
4 hours 4 mins                       2 hours 57 mins          1 hour 6 mins