What's Happening Lately

 21 June Tues Tracking

22 June Wednesday Wandering 

24 June Friday Tracking 

25 June Saturday 

27 June Monday Meandering

29 June Wednesday  

30 June GPS Tracking 

Weather - and Old Age - have not been ideal for pedaling the trike around recently. 
But, of course, I ride anyway.  When weather is more beneficial, short or long rides "soup me up", elevate my mood, reduce my Blood Glucose, etc.
When the conditions are HOT, the only thing that improves is lowered blood sugar.
Otherwise it results in too-long periods of cooling off and loafing inside the house under the air conditioner.  OH WELL

 

Jack - My most Frequent Passenger

 

Longest Ride on Coolest (?) Day Stats:
27 June 2020
Ride Started: 10:51 AM           Ride Ended:  12:09 PM 
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.2   Ending Battery Voltage:  12.9
Lowest Temp: 75 F Highest Temp: 80  F
Beginning Blood Glucose:  172   Ending BG: 80
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  7.80
Overall Average Speed      Moving Avg       Max Speed
 5.5 MPH                             7.5 MPH           23.4 MPH
Total Trip(s) Time             Moving Time      Stopped Time
  1 hour 24 minutes          1 hour 2 mins         22 minutes

Too HOT to Ride

 6 June Ride to Post Office and Back 

7 June Big Box Store Trip 

10 June Friday Around-the-Square 

11 June Saturday TWO trips 

13 June Monday Tracking 

14 June Tues Tracking 

15 June Jimmy & Susie's Birthday Memorial Track 

16 June TOO HOT TRACKING 

17 June STILL Too Hot to Ride 

18 June MUCH Better Temps Track 

More riding than writing lately, for sure. 
The summer months are surely warming up around here, and the last 3 rides have been pretty hard on me, with hours of exhaustion following what used to be fairly normal mileage.  Nothing to do with getting older, mind you.
On the 16th of June I took off when I shouldn't have.  It was blisteringly hot and humid, and I found myself riding on the wrong side of the street (facing oncoming traffic) because that was where the trees shaded the pavement at least partially.
Even with the aid of the shade, I had to stop every hundred feet or so to rest, catch my breath, and slug more warm water down my parched throat.
And Yes, I *would* appreciate a little cheese with this whine....
I made it to the Box Store to pick up a prescription for the wife;  my usual excuse for riding more than just around the block or nearby town square.
I sat inside the store in the cooler air on one of the Old Fart benches for a short time and then went back out into the furnace for the ride home.  As one can easily see from the GPS track-map, I tried to shorten the ride by going back almost the same way I came.  Uphill much of the way but mercifully shorter, and again with many shade / water breaks.
The next day the same ride was repeated, with SLIGHTLY lesser temperatures.
I determined that - as long as  this stultifying heat continues - I need to arise early in the morning and ride EARLY if I'm going to ride at all.
On the next day I *tried* to get going earlier but with my habit of "doing other things" until the last minute, it was tennish and again getting warm before I took off.  It was still much more survivable than the previous 2 days.
TODAY, Sunday, for some reason it felt MUCH cooler.  The humidity was shockingly lower than usual: 18-20%  rather than the usual 60% + readings.
Howsomever, since it was Sunday, I took the day off and enjoyed the cooler sensations with only a couple of doggie - walks for exercise.

Yesterday's spotty data --

Ride Started: 9:37 AM           Ride Ended:  10:29 PM 
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.0   Ending Battery Voltage:  13.0
Lowest Temp: 75 F Highest Temp: 82  F
Beginning Blood Glucose:  202   Ending BG: 180
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  5.89
Overall Average Speed      Moving Avg       Max Speed
 5.6 MPH                             7.3 MPH           22.9 MPH
Total Trip(s) Time             Moving Time      Stopped Time
  1 hour 3 minutes              48 minutes         15 minutes

Wow, What a Week

 22 May Sunday Short Track

23 May Monday Ride 

25 May Wednesday 

27 May Friday 

29 May Sunday Short Ride 

June First First Ride Sorta 

 3 June Friday GPS Route

 4 June GPS Saturday Routing 

Mercy. I DO get behind in my scribblings.
First of all, I MUST report that Jacque completely pulled the wool over my eyes --
Having planned a "family reunion" for May 28, a week past my birthday.  She got grumpy ole me to show up for a church pick-a-nick at which I was totally STUNNED to meet many of my family and good friends all around, embarrassing me with good wishes for being such an old fart.  My tear ducts got very leaky the next few days, especially when even MORE family showed up:  My sister and a brother.  We had guests in and our of the house, some sleeping in the RV and even more at local Air B&B's.
What can I say but thanks to all my loved ones, including those who couldn't show up.  My youngest grandson went for delightful rides in the trike trailer with me, and life was and is good.

Some of the rowdies at my birthday bash....
 

Many seemed concerned about my state of health, and I tried to reassure them that I was and am just fine:  One foot on the grave and the other on a banana peel, as the old saying goes.
My trike rides help me, as usual, to keep me convinced I'll last a little bit longer.
As another old saying goes:  I wanna go to Heaven, Lord, but I need to catch up on a few more projects....

 

These Mules made threatening hissing noises as I passed.  No braying......

Today's Ride Started: 4:34 PM           Ride Ended:  5:55 PM 
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.6  Ending Battery Voltage:  13.0
Lowest Temp: 72 F Highest Temp: 78  F
Beginning Blood Glucose:  190   Ending BG: 60
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  6.58
Overall Average Speed      Moving Avg       Max Speed
 4.8 MPH                              8.6 MPH           21 MPH
Total Trip(s) Time             Moving Time      Stopped Time
  1 hour 22  minutes          46 minutes          36 minutes