Stories from days in the Saddle
Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
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Day 48 – extra pictures
My blog posts don't contain many pictures of me - here are a few: Topping up water bottles at a SAG stop Just happy. Team Canada - L to R - Ron, Paul, me and Liz Darin and I hogging the soft, upholstered, rocking chairs while waiting for lunch at the Byron Tavern....
Day 48 – 6th August – Latham, New York to Brattleboro, Vermont
79 miles ridden - 4984 feet climbed. Unusually the weather forecast was bang on today and we deliberately walked out of a nice, dry hotel, climbed onto our bikes and rode off into the rain. Why? Because that's what we do - cycle. It only rained for about 20 minutes...
Day 47 – 5th August – Little Falls to Latham
76 miles ridden - 2136 feet climbed. Another great day today with a subtle change of mood. We are all talking about how we feel about these last few days and almost all of us are actively trying to take in as much of what we see, how we feel, what people say, and...