when I awoke at 6:30 AM, and realized it was still dark outside. It wasn't like that (still dark at 6:30 AM) when we left for New Zealand 3 weeks ago.
I thought something must have been wrong with the clocks, but then I realized daylight savings time went into effect while we were gone, and that our niece, who spent one night at the house to keep Sylvia company, must have changed all the clocks.
Still that didn't change the fact I overslept, and missed meeting the club for my much anticipated first bike ride in 3 weeks this morning. In retrospect though, that was probably a good thing, since I wasn't feeling too good yesterday, and needed the extra rest.
So I got up, had a leisurely breakfast, and then headed down the coast by myself, hoping to meet the group on their way back.
I did meet the group in Newport Beach, but a little sooner than expected, and after turning around, and bridging the gap (fortunately for me [or maybe not so fortunate] they caught a red light), I realized why they were early.
They were riding at a fairly fast clip, and not wanting to ride home alone, I rode a little harder than I planned, or probably should have.
It felt so good though, and I was surprised I was able to keep up with them as well as I did, considering I hadn't been on the bike in 3 weeks.
I just hope I won't be paying too high a price for that effort tomorrow.
I thought something must have been wrong with the clocks, but then I realized daylight savings time went into effect while we were gone, and that our niece, who spent one night at the house to keep Sylvia company, must have changed all the clocks.
Still that didn't change the fact I overslept, and missed meeting the club for my much anticipated first bike ride in 3 weeks this morning. In retrospect though, that was probably a good thing, since I wasn't feeling too good yesterday, and needed the extra rest.
So I got up, had a leisurely breakfast, and then headed down the coast by myself, hoping to meet the group on their way back.
I did meet the group in Newport Beach, but a little sooner than expected, and after turning around, and bridging the gap (fortunately for me [or maybe not so fortunate] they caught a red light), I realized why they were early.
They were riding at a fairly fast clip, and not wanting to ride home alone, I rode a little harder than I planned, or probably should have.
It felt so good though, and I was surprised I was able to keep up with them as well as I did, considering I hadn't been on the bike in 3 weeks.
I just hope I won't be paying too high a price for that effort tomorrow.
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