I decided to stop cable service in early April as I was going to be traveling for most of the next 3 months. I spent the 5 days I was back in Nashville last week binging on All Saints and didn’t do my usual check in with the news morning and evening, . I was so focused on getting ready for the trip that I apparently didn’t pay much attention to the news feeds on my phone either. During the long drives on Sunday and Monday I listened to Kristin Hannah’s The Four Winds and was transported back to the 1930s. Today was spent biking and socializing. Late this afternoon I was having conversation with a friend in Hendersonville, NC and she said the whole area was out of gas. I had NO idea what she was talking about. I was shocked to find out the hack was 5 days ago.
During the years I lived in DC, it felt mandatory to keep up with the news particularly as a government employee. Over time I found it exhausting and I enjoyed being out of the bullseye in Nashville. Until today I felt like I knew major things happening in the world. I need to make more of an effort to stay connected moving forward. I will fill up my car tomorrow so I should have enough gas to get me to my destinations over the next week to 10 days.
Today was a gorgeous day for cycling. We had a 20 mlle route planned and 7.5 miles into the ride we stopped at a Herring Point which has beautiful view of Atlantic and the beaches. As I attempted to get off of my bike to enjoy the scenery, I lost my balance and the bike fell over with me on top. This was my first fall like this in several years. I am not really sure what happened althoughI distracted by the beautiful view had a role. I had only a very minor scrape on my knee. However, the bike fell on the side with the derailleur and I suspected right away that this fall had not been good for the bike. It did not appear like anything was broken – just bent. Here I was on my first ride of the trip and the bike was not rideable. Fortunately I was able to get. a ride to a local bike shop – Seagreen Bicycle. Skip was able to look at the bike immediately and get the derailleur back in alignment. Such a relief!!! I greatly appreciated that Skip let me watch him fix it and explained what he was doing.
We modified our ride plan and still got our 20 plus miles in. Along the new Lewes-Georgetown trail there was this fabulous backyard that seemed to have been created to entertain cyclists and walkers. There was so many unusual things in the yard, that you could notice something new every time you went by. I look forward to riding by this yard again on Thursday before I leave for Philadelphia.
WooHoo!!!! I got my exercise mat out of the car this afternoon and spent about 15-20 minutes doing a series of exercises. I think I came up with a reasonable set of exercises that included upper and lower body, abdominals and core. It is easier when my trainer tells me what to do. Tomorrow is another opportunity to choose to exercise and I hope I make the right choice.
Tamara Unleashed 