Today's excuse for riding the trike was a shopping list we wanted to fill at WalMart. It's just north of us across US 60 about 2 miles each way, so normally it's not a mondo ride. Jacque was going to drive over for the shopping but when I suggested riding our trikes she readily agreed.
We always attract a fair amount of attention riding these things and today was no exception. We were crawling uphill past one house with kids in the front yard, and pulled over for a rest break in the shade before we got there. One young fellow spotted us and was gesticulating while we rested, then got on his own bike to follow us around the block. He hung back until we started coasting down a hill, whereupon he decided to scoot around us and speed ahead as we started up the other side of the hill. I foolishly poured on the coal and passed HIM about halfway up the hill. He was a bit surprised that an old goat could outrun him. Who knows, maybe he held back to have mercy on me instead.
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Camden then allowed us to continue on to WalMart unmolested since he was such a good kid.
My feet were complaining mightily by the time we got to the store. Surely my foolishness catching up to Camden on his 2-wheeler had nothing to do with overheated feet. SIGH
Jacque found me a pair of mesh swimming shoes to wear on the trike on the trip home, and the additional airflow around my toes helped a lot.
We stopped in the shade on Oakla"nd Street in a less than prosperous neighborhood for a rest break.
A less-than-wealthy couple came to their front door and accosted us: "Those look like FUN! Why don't you come in and rest a spell?" We told them we were just taking advantage of their tree's shade on the side of the street and they murmured something together and the nice young (compared to ME) fellow came outside with a couple of cinnamon rolls, asking would we like some "Carbs". I tried to turn him down but he persisted, and Jacque accepted them with good grace. We thanked them and rode on.
A less-than-wealthy couple came to their front door and accosted us: "Those look like FUN! Why don't you come in and rest a spell?" We told them we were just taking advantage of their tree's shade on the side of the street and they murmured something together and the nice young (compared to ME) fellow came outside with a couple of cinnamon rolls, asking would we like some "Carbs". I tried to turn him down but he persisted, and Jacque accepted them with good grace. We thanked them and rode on.
In only about a hundred more feet or so, I realized I was getting a bit dizzy from low blood sugar: I'd neglected to set my insulin pump's basal rate temporarily lower for the exertion of the cycling. So I snatched one of the pastries I'd tried to refuse and quickly snarfed it down. It hit the spot, and my blood glucose still tested low 20 minutes later when we got home.
This kind of behavior of total strangers or friends we meet in this area is not at all unusual. Most folks seem to have "never met a stranger", and it is one of the many blessings of living in the Bible Belt.
Beautiful but warm sunny riding weather today. Here at 5 PM as I post this, the forecast calls for possible severe storms overnight. Who knows, maybe we can spend some time in the basement again tonight...
Ride Started: 1:37 PM Ride Ended: 3:46 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.8 Ending Battery Voltage: 12.9 Lowest Voltage: 12.8
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.8 Ending Battery Voltage: 12.9 Lowest Voltage: 12.8
Beginning Blood Glucose: 83 Ending BG: 85
Lowest Temp: 75 F Highest Temp: 84 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 5.38
Distance Walked: 1/4 mile
Overall Average Speed Moving Avg Max Speed
2.6 MPH 4.8 MPH 14.8 MPH
Total Trip Time Moving Time Stopped Time
2 hours 2 mins 1 hour 7 mins 55 minutes
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 5.38
Distance Walked: 1/4 mile
Overall Average Speed Moving Avg Max Speed
2.6 MPH 4.8 MPH 14.8 MPH
Total Trip Time Moving Time Stopped Time
2 hours 2 mins 1 hour 7 mins 55 minutes
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