On the Road

I left Nashville about 130 PM yesterday and made it to Durham NC about 1045 PM. I managed to only make one gas/toilet stop. Traveling with a bicycle does make staying in hotels more challenging. There is no easy way of getting the bike and suitcase into the hotel in one trip. I had breakfast this morning with a colleague and then took off for Lewes DE. I intended to take the route through Norfolk and then along the Maryland coast even though going up to DC and across the Bay Bridge was faster but somehow ended up going north through Richmond and around DC. The traffic on 95 south of DC was not horrible. After two days of driving, I look forward to getting out on my bike tomorrow. I intend get my exercise mat out of my car and do some strength training as well. If I don’t start that right away, the mat will likely just be along for the ride.

On my way out of Nashville yesterday, I dropped of perishables at my son’s and took a Mother’s Day photo with my son. I did not know the sex of my child before he was born but I thought/hoped it was a boy. Because of my strained relationship with my mother, I was concerned I would not know how to have a healthy relationship with a daughter. I had grown up being a spectator at my brother’s sporting events and thought I would have a better chance of figuring out a “healthy” mother-son relationship. It never occurred to me that he might not be that into sports. I think we have done OK. I know I thoroughly enjoy being his mother.