We wanted to do our typical joint Friday Tandem Terratrike ride but debated on whether it was worth a 30+ mile trip to ride the tree filled beauty of the Bosque Trail or suck it up and do a hilly up 'n down ride around here closer to home.
Since we had a lengthy list of stuff we needed from WalMart , we decided to combine the trip and get in a few miles along the Rio Grande and then blow our cash at the Big Box Store.
We got rolling an hour or more earlier than we usually do.
Our newly-discovered red-gravel trails were fairly populated with bikers, walkers, other dogs, and families with squealing little kids, all fun to encounter except for one or two who couldn't be bothered to smile or say "HI". The kiddos were especially enamored with Tink and Lilly riding in the plastic milk crate dog-perch on the back of the trike behind Jacque. Fun.
We only made about 4-something miles when we decided we were hungry enough to interrupt the trip and skedaddle back toward the Old Town area for some expensive but yummy Southwestern cuisine.
When we got there, we were surprised at the lack of crowds AND the lowered pricing on the food available. The last time we were there the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta was in full swing, which obviously helped increase the crowds AND prices.
We again dined at the Quesadilla Grille in Old Town, and currently their web page demonstrates their hot air inflated Balloon Prices :
Our meal prices this Friday were several dollars cheaper apiece. We had their Taco Plate meals. Jacque chose chicken and I chose ground beef, and both of us loved the food. Total cost about 24 bucks including drinks and tip. Even skinflint Jim (Your Modest Author) found no fault with these prices.
Several people in the Plaza asked if they could take our picture, which we (of course graciously) allowed. We often joke that if we charged $5 a pop for such photo ops we would either be bothered less OR make enough money to pay for our meals during these jaunts.
By now it was approaching 3-something PM and we needed to get started on our shopping so we rode back to the Exploder/trailer combination with full tummies.
When we stopped at the dinosaur-powered vehicles we were mildly surprised to see we had accomplished 10 miles for this modest ride.
Ride Started: 11:12 AM Ride Ended: 3:03 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.3 Ending Voltage: 13.2 Lowest: 12.2
Beginning Blood Glucose: 137 Ending BG: 130
Lowest Temp 64F Highest Temp: 75F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 10.07
Overall average speed Moving Avg Max Speed
4.0 MPH 5.9 MPH 13.1 MPH
Total Trip time Moving Time Stopped Time
2 hous 30 mins 1 hour 41 mins 48 minutes
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